Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds
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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
(phys.org)
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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
(phys.org)
Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination
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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
(phys.org)
Betcha scrubbing them in the sink does too. It’s just harder to set up a controlled study.
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Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination
And yet somehow it lasts forever in a landfill.
We can’t win.
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Betcha scrubbing them in the sink does too. It’s just harder to set up a controlled study.
Yeah I wish they would have done that. Would be interesting to see. Hand washed plastic containers are subjected to much more mechanical scrubbing action, but much less heat.
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And yet somehow it lasts forever in a landfill.
We can’t win.
Just wash your dishes in a landfill.
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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
(phys.org)
And people are grossed out when they learn that people can have enough micro/nanoplastic in their brain to make a disposable plastic spoon (2g).
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Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination
Probably mechanical abrasion too. Like car tires. Or your carpets/rug. Or your toothbrush. Or your nylon/sport/athlesure wear. Or soft, non-natural blankets, haha. I bet your furniture, too…
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And people are grossed out when they learn that people can have enough micro/nanoplastic in their brain to make a disposable plastic spoon (2g).
It’s up to a credit card now (9g)
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Betcha scrubbing them in the sink does too. It’s just harder to set up a controlled study.
My dish sponge is plastic.¯_(ツ)_/¯
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Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination
Basically any situation where plastic is ,
warmedis a source of microplastic contamination -
It’s up to a credit card now (9g)
When i die i want my brain plastic to be used for a warhammer figurine!
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Probably mechanical abrasion too. Like car tires. Or your carpets/rug. Or your toothbrush. Or your nylon/sport/athlesure wear. Or soft, non-natural blankets, haha. I bet your furniture, too…
wool carpets for the win.
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Basically any situation where plastic is warmed is a source of microplastic contamination
water with cleaning chemicals probably leaches some out too.
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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
(phys.org)
The overall plastic mass equated to about 6 milligrams per person per year, or about a quarter of the weight of a grain of rice
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Betcha scrubbing them in the sink does too. It’s just harder to set up a controlled study.
Dishwashers usually wash hotter than you do in the sink & reuse the water, so I’d imagine they also produce more microplastic in the process.
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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds
Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
(phys.org)
Contaminating what? My septic tank that gets emptied every 10 years?
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Contaminating what? My septic tank that gets emptied every 10 years?
It goes with the water that leaves your septic tank.
A septic tank is only meant to separate the water from oils and sludge.
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Contaminating what? My septic tank that gets emptied every 10 years?
Where do you think the truck that empties your tank goes?
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Dishwashers usually wash hotter than you do in the sink & reuse the water, so I’d imagine they also produce more microplastic in the process.
Hotter yes, but no plastic-on-plastic scrubbing. And not reusing the water wouldn’t change the amount of plastic, it would just be diluted in a larger amount of water. My guess would be, larger particles. But I can see why that would have to be its own, more complicated study. Because so many more variables.
