Save money, save the planet: Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces, less than 5mm in diameter, that have been found in the air, water, soil and sand
They’re coming for your chopping board next. Yep, you can’t even make a sandwich these days without being in the wrong. Plastic chopping boards are the latest thing to come under the knife, so to speak – scientists say they shed plastic, and that’s probably not a good thing.
Two types of chopping board were tested. The size and number of microplastics released from polypropylene chopping boards was greater than polyethylene chopping boards.How to stop junk mail coming through your letterbox “Plastic chopping boards are a substantial source of microplastics in human food, which requires careful attention,” the research concluded.
“There are major knowledge gaps in scientific understanding of the impact of microplastics,” says the United Nations Development Programme . “There is an overwhelming consensus among all stakeholders that plastics do not belong in the environment, and measures should be taken to mitigate exposure,” says the UNDP.So, back to plastic chopping boards. Switching to a wooden one can help limit the microplastics in your food preparation at least.
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