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Can microplastics escape landfills, or is that an issue for trash that didn't get into a landfill?

> We can't just keep adding and adding to it, we can't cover the planet in landfills of plastic, we aren't putting the "oils" back to where they came from.

Why does it matter if it's the same spot?

More importantly there's only so much oil and putting it all in landfills would not cover the planet.

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Microplastics mostly come from fabric like nylon. Small fibers that can be easily broken off.

Your crushed 4L milk jug in a landfill isn't much of a source of microplastics, nor is it much of a threat to the water table (I mean, we use that same plastic for food).

This doesn’t sound right. Do you have a source for this?

By crushing it you weakened the structure, creating fissures where exactly that happens, and then over time eats into the rest.

i've heard this before. It was in regards to people washing their clothes.

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