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As long as both use tires that contribute 45% of the world's microplastics, this is focusing on the wrong issue
https://theconversation.com/one-of-the-biggest-microplastic-pollution-sources-isnt-straws-or-grocery-bags-its-your-tires-259440
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c05002
So I say, let's not get distracted
For personal transportation do you have an alternative to tires? I mean shit even bicycles contribute to this. I know the answer is better public transport, but for PERSONAL transport it's pretty hard to avoid tires!
I mean, it's an existential threat. It doesn't really matter what's required to make it stop -it's necessary.
Yes it does require a transformation of our infrastructure, of our culture, and that in turn means a transformation or our institutions, a big crackdown on lobbies and corruption, etc. It's the biggest challenge of our lives. Not trying to give the impression it's easy
Yea people don't like talking about problems that don't have solutions, but to find the solution you must first talk about the problem!