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>It's down-cycled into things like drain pipes or sometimes fleece clothing.

essentially, it keeps getting recylced until it turns into microplastics and we eat it.

I hate plastics. But I hate things that say “made from x% recycled plastic” more and avoid those - just to vote with my wallet that it is not an acceptable solution.

... and we breathe it in.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35977640/

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