A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

  • rigatti@lemmy.worldEnglish
    144·
    1 year ago

    Please take a moment to think of everything in your life that is made of plastic, and then think of what could replace it.

    • ineedaunion @lemm.eeEnglish
      131·
      1 year ago

      Glass and Aluminum are the ultimate recyclables and yet we are still are based around them It’s all about the profits for Corporations and the consumers that buy this trash.

      Buy bar soap instead of body wash, etc.

      • ClassyEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Love my locally made goat milk soap

          • ClassyEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            I’m a guy and I love flowery scented body soap. If you smell good nobody cares what the actual scent is lol

      • a_spooky_specter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        44·
        1 year ago

        No they aren’t. They typically don’t even get recycled unless they’re both clean and dry which most people don’t do.

        • silly_crotchEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          That’s mostly true in America, where recycling usually is (like everything else) a for profit initiative.

        • ineedaunion @lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          Let’s change that then. They are the best reusables we have and we don’t even have a federal system in place for recycling it all. Just trash and consume more cheap plastics.