🧃 Microplastics & Health 🧃
What are Microplastics?
🍼 Plastics do not decompose fully.
🔬 Plastics break down into tiny particles that persist almost indefinitely.
🥩 Microplastics make their way into living tissues in animals and humans.
🐢 Microplastics adsorb and carry toxins from the environment.
Microplastics & Health
🍜 The largest route of ingestion of microplastics is food.
🥡 Plastic bottles and plastic food containers are the major ways microplastics entire the food.
Protecting Your Health
🍓 Avoid processed foods packaged in plastic containers.
🥒 Choose fresh, unpackaged produce and avoid single-use plastic containers when possible.
🚰 Drink filtered water, as some filtration systems can reduce microplastic contamination.
Protecting the Environment and Others
♻ Reduce your consumption of plastic products.
📦 Buy plastic alternatives to incentivize businesses to switch to more eco-friendly production.
⛔ Advocate for bans on all non-essential plastic products.