Not All Plastic is Equal

At Filtrol, we have committed all that we are to putting a stop to plastic pollution, and some types of plastic are taking a bigger toll on our environment than others. About 8 million tons of plastic are entering our oceans each year. With so many issues to address and so much plastic already released into the environment, it’s hard to know where to start. From researching plastic’s long-term impact to developing tools and technologies to deal with it, the issues, topics, discussions, and challenges of plastic pollution are a global conversation with massive implications. 

But…Did you know that not all plastic pollution is equal? 

Some plastic pollutants have proven to be more damaging and impacting to our ecosystem than others. According to this article from Maritime Executive, fishing debris, plastic bags, balloons and plastic utensils are the most impacting plastic pollutants in our oceans. Each of them have a different impact, and each of them require a different strategy to address. 

Sometimes a single piece of plastic has a direct impact on wildlife, such as when a piece of fishing gear or a plastic piece obstructs a whale’s digestive tract or pierces a sea animal’s stomach. Other times, a steady consumption of microscopic pieces of plastic leads to a build up of the pollution over time. The impacts to the natural order of our ecosystem are still being measured. 

So what can be done?

Like you’ve probably heard before and will certainly hear again, there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to the plastic pollution problem. We need to change our manufacturing standards. We need to change our habits and values. We need to upgrade our technology and update our equipment. 

We need technology that will capture microscopic plastic particles and we need tech that will capture large pieces. We need manufacturing that will eliminate the use of harmful plastics and we need innovations that will capture plastics before they’re released into our ecosystem. We need legislative support that will help us with each of these. 

At Filtrol, we will stay the course we’re on. We’re not just stopping microplastics from leaving your home through your laundry’s wastewater (which happens to be one of the primary sources of microfiber pollution), we will always be searching for ways to make the Filtrol a more effective solution. We’re working together with other likeminded groups to go further, accomplish more, and make a bigger impact. 

Join our fight to protect our environment from this onslaught of plastic.