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1.1.1. MICROPLASTICS
What do sesame seed and microplastics
have in common?
The plastics that are less than 5mm in length
are called “microplastics” (almost the size of
a single sesame seed!)
What do they not have in common?
Plastics (and microplastics) don't ever go
away, they just break down into smaller and
smaller sizes.
