Grist

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But unfolding alongside the “macroplastic” pollution crisis is another threat caused by much smaller particles: microplastics. Microplastics — tiny plastic fragments that are less than 5 millimeters in diameter, a little less than one-third the size of a dime — have become ubiquitous in the environment.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

Less than 10% of plastic gets recycled, and we’re now each ingesting a credit cards’ worth of microplastics a week. Bonus points if you sell your existing furniture rather than send it to the landfill (where it otherwise releases uber-potent methane for years). Opt for Quality Over Quantity. – Sustainable Travel & Living.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

For example, the world has entirely too many methane -producing cows headed for dinner plates and that the term “veganism” was coined in 1944 by a British gent named Donald Watson. Despite the recent uptick in vegan consciousness, the company gets far fewer bookings and participants on the vegan tour.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In oxygen-poor environments, the material will break down into the potent greenhouse gas, methane. And when plastic does break down, the material disintegrates into tiny microparticles called microplastics. These microplastics accumulate within food chains, harming wildlife and humans.

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