#look in your own laundry basket and identify all the items that have inorganic fabric like polyester elastane and spandex | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

summoning-potema · 3 years ago

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veg bullshit ahead lol i need to vent ignore me and my tags if this pisses u off

every once in a while that fucking 'microplastics in placentas' post shows up on my dash again and i want to sCREAM

hate to break it to everyone but microplastics in the ocean are largely caused by fish nets O____O discarded as part of commercial fish catching. not. veg leather. is there a pleather jacket barge in the ocean i haven't heard about lmao???

veg leather is not even washed. where did this claim even come from??? the leap from microplastics found in flesh -> pleather as the main contributor to microplastic pollution is???? alsdkjflkasjdf

no one gonna talk about chemical tanning polluting drinking water in the communities surrounding them.....?

#need block post on mobile. need block post on mobile. i get so angry omfg #i just hate how we aren't comparing the cheap versions of both fabrics. compare pleather with chemically tanned leather #of all the plastic in our clothing. targetting the one that lasts the longest compared to elastane or polyester that DO break down and #DO cause microplastic pollution because we're all throwing our cheap clothes in the washing machine is so disengenuous and irresponsible #if u see that post. do me a favor and instead of getting angry at pleater #look in your own laundry basket and identify all the items that have inorganic fabric like polyester elastane and spandex #and make it a point to either wear those significantly less #or get something to prevent microplastics from escaping your washing machine #i have a guppy friend bag to throw those fabrics in. it's pricy but #reduces my microplastic waste #and i'll continue to wear my veg docs and pleather jacket 🙃 which i never wash and don't intend to throw away for a long long time #so as to not contribute to the pleather garbage barge in the ocean that is apparently causing microplastics in placentas. yes.#also fun fact cotton aint all that great for the environment either LOL. capitalism ruins everything #obviously cotton will break down organically and not pollute water once it's in your hands #but the cheap commercial cotton most cheaper clothing items are made of have a great environmental impact before it gets to you #mainly in soil degredation and pesticides used to maintain the crop #there are environmentally conscious cotton suppliers but not all cotton is equal ✌#end rant. i know this is controversial on tumblr for some reason but thi is my space lol hopefully it doesnt show up in searches 0_0 #not saying plastic leather is like the greatest material out there just fyi. mushroom leather is out there just not available #in my price range yet u_u #which is why i say compare similar products of similar cost

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