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kleinbl00 · 2422 days ago · link · · parent · post: Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world
I started reading the Orb piece last night and stopped at this: Goodyear has a 24,000 mile warranty. That's 38,600 kilometers. That's 7.7 kg of tire dust out of four tires - and tires weigh about 25-30kg each. 7 percent reduction in tire weight over the life of the tire? ....mmmmmmmaybe. But I mean... water runs through plastic fucking pipe. Of course it's in the drinking water. Are we really surprised by this?Cars and trucks emit more than 20 grams of tire dust for every 100 kilometers they drive.