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cm0002@lemmy.world to Science@mander.xyz · 7 months ago

Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds

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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds

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cm0002@lemmy.world to Science@mander.xyz · 7 months ago
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Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
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  • protist@mander.xyz
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    7 months ago

    Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      And yet somehow it lasts forever in a landfill.

      We can’t win.

      • 18107@aussie.zone
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        7 months ago

        Just wash your dishes in a landfill.

  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Betcha scrubbing them in the sink does too. It’s just harder to set up a controlled study.

    • seathru@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Yeah I wish they would have done that. Would be interesting to see. Hand washed plastic containers are subjected to much more mechanical scrubbing action, but much less heat.

    • ProvableGecko@lemmy.world
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      My dish sponge is plastic.¯_(ツ)_/¯

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