kipo@lemm.eetoClimate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net•The clothing industry is an overlooked plastic pollution sourceEnglish
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5 days agoWhile this is slightly off topic, they do, and clothes made with recycled plastic contain even higher levels of BPA and BPS than clothes of virgin plastic. Some-to-most bisphenols are removed after washing (BPS more than BPA) but they still either go into the wastewater stream or get absorbed through the skin when wearing.
Between microplastic shedding, bisphenol leakage, and general cross-contamination, most recycled plastics are just more toxic versions of virgin plastics.
Does the UK have anti-smoking or anti-vaping campaigns, or did they ever? That seems like a lot of people are vaping.