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minus-squareerlend_sh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down1·10 months ago Studies have identified some of the main sources of microplastics as: plastic-coated fertilisers plastic film used as mulch in agriculture WTF? plastics recycling. Uuuuh…
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·10 months ago plastic film used as mulch in agriculture Wtf. Where and why?!
minus-squareSuperCub@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoIt’s the black plastic bag material that people used to cover their soil and poke holes through for their crops. I never thought it was called plastic mulch though.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoLike, everywhere? https://duckduckgo.com/?q=plastic+film+used+as+mulch+in+agriculture
minus-squarekurwa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoPlastic was never meant to be recycled.
minus-squareConstant Pain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoOther great source of plastics are synthetic fabrics. It releases a lot of micro particles in the water during washing and drying cycles.
WTF?
Uuuuh…
Wtf. Where and why?!
It’s the black plastic bag material that people used to cover their soil and poke holes through for their crops.
I never thought it was called plastic mulch though.
Or plastic greenhouses
Like, everywhere?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=plastic+film+used+as+mulch+in+agriculture
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Plastic was never meant to be recycled.
Yep
Other great source of plastics are synthetic fabrics. It releases a lot of micro particles in the water during washing and drying cycles.