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Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment. Urgent action is needed (phys.org)
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Electric cars are not THE solution.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Rubber+friction=micro plastics

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Rubber is quite literally the sap of a rubber tree. Latex. They mix other materials in with it, but this is one instance where I don't think the rubber is the issue.

It's the fillers they put in the rubber; Nylon, Rayon, Polyester, etc.

Tires are about 25% steel fibers, another 30%ish filler materials, and Rubber (either synthetic or natural)