How much microplastic is generated during mountain biking?
How much microplastic is generated during mountain biking?
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How much microplastic is generated during mountain biking?
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They're plastic?? I always thought they were rubber.
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Rubber counts as microplastic pollution, because it has the same effects: It will not biodegrade, is not healthy to have in your body, but will accumulate there
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Is there an alternative to rubber tires that does biodegrade?
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No afaik but I'd bet there's at least someone working on that - it's needed asap, as car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment.
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Wow, that's a lot higher than I expected.
Whoever comes up with a viable solution stands to make a lot of money.
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Oh that's neat! Was always under the impression that it was fine because it being from the rubber tree and how rubber bands can dry out and crumble afterba while
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I think only about 25% of tire materials are natural. The rest are synthetic rubber, resins and fillers, then metal.
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Huh, TIL syntheic rubber is a thing
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