Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found.
  • 11111one11111@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Really? So all my piss goes right thru and into my yard? If it filters out and stores solids wouldn’t it also catch the microplastics too?

    • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Depends on where you live. Mine goes trough the septic tank towards the sewer. A lot of houses also just go directly to the sewers.

      And no, many microplastics are too lightweight to settle with the solids.