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From all the studies I have found, the biggest contributor to micro plastics is tires making up almost 80% of the pollution.

I wonder what percent synthetic clothing material contributes to the overall micro plastic pollution?

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Tires aren't 80% of microplastics pollution, that's a misreporting of the study. They're 80% of the category that includes tires, that whole category is only 11% of microplastics.

do you have the figures for synthetic clothing?

I own some synthetic clothing, and I try hang dry it as I believe drying contributes to micro plastic pollution.

I'd have to dig into the research to figure it out, numbers on synthetic fibers range from 34-50+% but how that's categorized is all over the place.

if we're recalling the same study, that's specifically for roadside streams, which makes sense. cars and tires are terrible but they're not everywhere

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