I am busy and don’t have time to research all of the ways corporations have poisoned us.

What are some good rules on how to avoid microplastics?

Eat local foods? Avoid processed foods? Walk/bike? Use dry soaps? Don’t use any take away containers? Avoid walking near busy roads? Use cotton/wool for all clothing?

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Do you not understand what the prefix “micro” means?

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Which has to do with buying a bag of dirt?

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Why don’t you tell me how you think you’re gonna clean literally microscopic plastic fragments out of said dirt?

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I think I’ll call around to find some that have dirt with little plastic. I said optional for a reason

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The micro plastic is in the dirt. Most commenters here think microplastic means a bit of plastic that broke off packaging.

Microplastic are plastic pieces that you need a strong microscope to see. They can be as small as bacteria.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016121003095

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How does that stop me from shopping around to find clean dirt?

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