This chemical load creates a rising tide of manmade pollutants in the oceans, air, water, and food chain.
Its not directly related to the post, but hearing stuff like this always made me wonder about the advice given by some health gurus to avoid plastic. Whether it be bottles, containers, etc. To me it seems kind of pointless. We are so polluted all over the place that making your life harder by avoiding water bottles, plastic containers, etc. seems unnecessary to me. We should (probably?) do stuff to get rid of all the chemicals/plastics in the environment. Sure. Though it seems kind of pointless to avoid drinking water from a bottle or making sure your meat is cut on a wooden board. Both have probably come into contact with so many pollutants and microplastics in the process of getting to you (even if they’re “quality” products) that making your life harder by buying special products is pointless.
Only way I could see it being meaningful is if somehow the additional plastic consumed from bottles and cutting boards is so much more damaging then the many microplastics you’ve probably already consumed.