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Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds(www.thedrive.com)

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Civility [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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😋

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pumpchilienthusiast [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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ban cars

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iridaniotter [she/her]@hexbear.net
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what about rubber tired metros and translohr?

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Tomboys_are_Cute [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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Genuinely surprised it wasn’t polyester in the wash, I also didn’t realise there was so much plastic in rubber

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OgdenTO [he/him]@hexbear.net
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Rubber is plastic - it’s just a plastic that is softer at room temperature.

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Grownbravy [they/them]@hexbear.net
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I’m not surprised, yet also the AMOUNT is shocking.

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BeamBrain [he/him]@hexbear.net
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I was sure it would be fishing nets.

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