There are exceptions. I have several items made from industrially recycled plastic. (A few plastic bags, a pullover and a restaurant two blocks from me has transparent lids for their paper takeaway containers that say they are from recycled plastic. The bags have a really bad odour tho 🤢 but if it helps the planet a bit, I’m okay with that.)
Kudos for reusing. One note about clothing made from plastics is that they shed microplastics over their lifespan.
“…the polyester used in fleece isn’t biodegradable, it does break down. However, that process leaves behind tiny pieces of plastics known as microplastics. This is not just a problem when fabrics end up in landfills, but also when fleece garments are washed. Consumer use, specifically laundering garments, has the highest environmental impact within a garment’s life cycle.3 It is believed that approximately 1,174 milligrams of microfibers are released when washing a synthetic jacket.”
There are exceptions. I have several items made from industrially recycled plastic. (A few plastic bags, a pullover and a restaurant two blocks from me has transparent lids for their paper takeaway containers that say they are from recycled plastic. The bags have a really bad odour tho 🤢 but if it helps the planet a bit, I’m okay with that.)
Kudos for reusing. One note about clothing made from plastics is that they shed microplastics over their lifespan.
“…the polyester used in fleece isn’t biodegradable, it does break down. However, that process leaves behind tiny pieces of plastics known as microplastics. This is not just a problem when fabrics end up in landfills, but also when fleece garments are washed. Consumer use, specifically laundering garments, has the highest environmental impact within a garment’s life cycle.3 It is believed that approximately 1,174 milligrams of microfibers are released when washing a synthetic jacket.”
https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-fleece-is-it-sustainable-5192070
I never wash my fleeces. Checkmate, plastics!
(Seriously though I’d love to find a good alternative)
*odor, not od our.
Your heart is in the right place but you should do a quick web search before trying to correct someone
In my younger daze, I corrected someone about “bushes” on a car. I quickly found out the Brits will sometimes say “bushes” and not “bushings”.
*British spelling, not American.