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Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution (www.forbes.com)
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Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

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[–] a_spooky_specter@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No they aren't. They typically don't even get recycled unless they're both clean and dry which most people don't do.

[–] ineedaunion@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Let's change that then. They are the best reusables we have and we don't even have a federal system in place for recycling it all. Just trash and consume more cheap plastics.

[–] silly_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

That's mostly true in America, where recycling usually is (like everything else) a for profit initiative.