Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday plastic products. As we learn more about microplastics, the news keeps getting worse. Already well-documented in our oceans and soil, we're now discovering them in the unlikeliest of places: our arteries, lungs and even placentas.
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That’s… what they’re doing. The headline is a bit inaccurate. When the plant-based polymer breaks down, it breaks down just like any other organic material, instead of plastic that just breaks down into tiny plastic.