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Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed (theconversation.com)

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That’s on top of all the brake dust cars spread.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A little asbestos never hurt nobody

(Edit: Nvm. I just looked it up, brake pads no longer use asbestos, which is cool at least)

[–] travysh@lemm.ee 1 points 13 hours ago

Brake pads are also moving away from copper. Little improvements over time

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

so, basically, drive on three wheels and the problem's solved?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If all you bike owners drove unicycles we wouldn't be in this mess

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[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

it's not fuckbuses or fuck trolleybuses so we should care about this

[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

would this apply to bycicle tyres as well? also, why is it spelled that way?

[–] r4venw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

also, why is it spelled that way?

British spelling of tire is tyre

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guess science has given up on maglev

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 5 points 1 day ago

I mean just steel on steel solves this too

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