Are you worried about microplastics?

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Are you worried about microplastics? - Lemmy.World

I’ve been more and more conscious about microplastics. I was not aware that the laundry and dishwasher pods are just plastic which then goes into the water system. What can be done to prevent microplastics?

I assume you mean the clear plastic around the pods that gets sticky when you touch it with wet hands. Relevant YouTube short with Hank Green youtube.com/shorts/mm997MpLNeA?si=ZdBiX7ZTjbpLQML… TLDW: you don’t have to worry about this kind of plastic it is water soluble and turns into water and carbon dioxide when burned I believe.

Yes I am worried about microplastics in everyday things, for example drinking water from my tap. I am also worried about using plastics for anything food related that is heated up. As such i have removed all plastic containers in our kitchen that would be used near or with heat. Any containers remaining is only for cold foods and dry storage.

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Hank Green makes me feel slightly better about the laundry/dish pods. I love that guy and he’s wicked smart
I still wouldn’t use them for dishwashers. They’re overpriced and usually are worse than a standard detergent youtu.be/_rBO8neWw04
Detergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained)

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