In this episode, I will be talking to you about microplastic. These little particles seem to be making their way into the ocean, our environment, food chain and as a recent study has found microplastic in our guts. We will be looking at what exactly they are and I will also provide you with some tips for you to look out for when buying beauty products to make sure you do not buy something containing microplastics. I also provide tips on washing your clothes to reduce microplastics from entering our water sources as well.
Episode Highlights
What is microplastics?
They are extremely small pieces of plastic debris that we find in the environment. This debris varies in size less than 0.2 inches or 5mm in size.
Microplastics are mainly created through two sources.
Microplastics are surely making its way to our food system. Recently 1 out of 4 fish tested from a Californian fish market contained microplastics.
The first is to minimise the purchasing of new clothing or textiles that are made from new plastic fibres. Instead, invest in clothing made from natural fibres.
Make sure you recycle properly. Less than 10% of plastics are recycled.
Avoid purchasing products with plastic microbeads.
Try to wash your clothing less and in the cases that it does require a wash try to capture the microplastics.
Key Take Away
“Recently 1 out of 4 fish tested from a Californian fish market contained microplastics.”
Plastic seems to be everywhere and it is making its way into our food system as well. If we do not change our habits we will be facing more and more problems every single day.