Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) also has ongoing research on microplastic levels in different bodies of water around the country.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1842557/mindanao-study-finds-microplastics-in-bangus

In some niche products, that are designed to break down it may be better but in the vast plastic waste we generate it slows the rate of microplastic production.

Source: https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/11/28/2151228/american-airlines-to-turn-10k-tons-of-co2-into-buried-carbon-blocks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Or break down into microplastic particles that contaminate your compost and soil.

Source: https://www.thecherawchronicle.com/as-of-january-1-organic-waste-will-no-longer-be-allowed-in-your-residual-waste-how-can-you-successfully-start-composting-at-home-my-guide/

Professor Rotchell said: “The characterisation of types and levels of microplastics can now inform experiments to determine vascular health impacts, including any potential link between environmental microplastic exposure and CABG outcomes.”

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/02/01/microplastics-used-in-packaging-and-paint-discovered-in-human-veins/

Sea salt samples contained about 35-72 items/kg of salt, while salts from borewell water had much lower microplastic contents with counts ranging between 2-29 items/kg, further reinforcing the high contamination levels in seawater.

Source: https://qz.com/indians-using-salt-ingest-microplastics-from-sea-dumps-1850318139

Water is so easy, because you can simply filter the microplastic out," Banerjee added.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-microplastics-soil-drug-resistant-superbugs-food.html

“We’re also looking at plastic-based wet wipes which can block drains, contribute to flooding and add microplastic fibres to our environment.

Source: https://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/23887364.single-use-plastic-ban-comes-force-wales/?ref=rss