stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoRising microplastics in seas puts pressure on tyre industry | tires produce 78% of all microplastics on Earth by weightwww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down17
arrow-up1344arrow-down1external-linkRising microplastics in seas puts pressure on tyre industry | tires produce 78% of all microplastics on Earth by weightwww.reuters.comstabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoRubber is plant based though. A different commenter explained that vulcanized rubber is basically a plant based plastic.
minus-squareprashanthvsdvn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNatural Rubber is plant based but there are synthetic rubber like SBR or BR also used when making different tyre compounds.
Rubber is plant based though. A different commenter explained that vulcanized rubber is basically a plant based plastic.
Natural Rubber is plant based but there are synthetic rubber like SBR or BR also used when making different tyre compounds.