The man-made materials in plastic are engineered to not break down. Even recycling them doesn’t remove them from our ecosystem but merely repurposes them. So what are the impacts of these particles entering our water, our food, and our bodies? 

That’s a hard question to aswer. 

The questions surrounding microfiber pollution are abundant. Since it’s known that adults consume approximately a credit card amount of plastic every week, we know that plastic is quite literally becoming part of us. What we don’t know, however, is what this presence of plastic in our world is going to mean for us in ten, twenty, or even 100 years. 

BPA, the synthetic, industrial chemical with which plastic and various resins are manufactured, were introduced into our ecosystem, our food, water — and ultimately our bodies — in the 1960’s. As years have progressed since this time, plastic manufacturing has exponentially multiplied, releasing more into the environment and more into our bodies. The presence of plastic in our food and water logically means the presence of the toxins in synthetically manufactured BPA. 

Even now, relatively early into our data collection of its impacts, we are seeing plastic that is consumed having links to the endocrine system. Issues with metabolism, heart rate, digestion, and fertility can rise when the endocrine is effected. And while the full implications of these chemicals in our bodies haven’t fully been discovered and researched, the time to make progressive steps forward is now. 

As the research continues, we should remain committed to truly understanding the impacts of our manufacturing on our health and ecosystem. We should also do all that we can to stop these microscopic particles from the ability to pollute. 

At Filtrol, we’re stopping plastic pollution at its source. The majority of plastic pollution enters our environment through our laundry’s wastewater. As a washing machine spits out wastewater after a rinse cycle, it is also spitting out hundreds of thousands of plastics that the laundry has shed through the washing cycle. At relatively little cost, easy installation, and little maintenance, the plastic is stopped in its tracks. 

We may not have all the answers yet to the questions about plastic microfiber pollution and its impact on our world. But we do have the answer to the question of how to stop it. Buy a Filtrol and do your part to stop plastic from being a permanent part of our ecosystem.