I am busy and don’t have time to research all of the ways corporations have poisoned us.
What are some good rules on how to avoid microplastics?
Eat local foods? Avoid processed foods? Walk/bike? Use dry soaps? Don’t use any take away containers? Avoid walking near busy roads? Use cotton/wool for all clothing?
Clothing and textiles from natural fibres. No rubber tires as they are major shedders of micro plastics.
Where are you supposed to get tires not made of rubber?
Drive less would best the recommendation. Though I feel this doesn’t directly help yourself so much as everyone.
well then fuck that then, I only care about myself …
Trains use steel wheels (unless the government is in the pocket of Big Rubber, like the Michelin trains in Paris)
That would work great on cars too, all we need is all the roads to be as smooth and even as steel rails.
Tires are made of vulcanized “rubber” which is actually an oil product.
Rubber tires would be fine as rubber is a natural material but they would expensive and not as durable
They do still contain a good portion of rubber; the natural type farmed from trees.
I had a similar thought, but when I looked into it, the difference between natural and oil based rubber is not significant. Natural rubber would be just as bad.
Why? Wouldnt it just rot away instead ofinger for 300 years?
It’s a polymer just like synthetic rubber. It isn’t like other natural products. Wood can rot because it’s made of cellulose, but rubber can’t. Nothing eats it.