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[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe if ladies stop putting microplastics in their boobs?

[–] don@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Many of them pay to put macroplastics in their boobs, so not very likely.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Silicone is not actually plastic and definitely don't break down into microplastics (if they break down at all). There's varieties leeching suspicious stuff but for some applications the nice ones might actually be the solution of the future, say, for seals for glass jars and stuff. Rubber isn't better just because it grows on trees, rubber tyres are one of the main sources of microplastics.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tires haven't been rubber since the 50's. Current tires are definitely a leading source of microplastics, but it is incorrect, and misleading to group rubber from trees in with microplastics.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yes in the sense that there's synthetic rubber which generates less microplastics.