Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
theconversation.com
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
  • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
    245·
    5 hours ago

    This is also yet another reason SUVs are bad: bigger tyres, higher weight, more wear, more pollution.

    It’s also another reason to have lower speed limits: less friction, less wear, less pollution.

    • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
      21·
      4 hours ago

      You want trains because they are good for the environment.

      I want trains because chugga chugga choo choo.

      We are not the same.