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Cleaning plastic containers in a dishwasher is a source of microplastic pollution, study finds (phys.org)
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[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The overall plastic mass equated to about 6 milligrams per person per year, or about a quarter of the weight of a grain of rice

[–] Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Multiply by nr of persons and years...

[–] ilega_dh@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, that is what “per person per year” means