Comment on Hot take: 3D printing toys kinda sucks
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 days agoIt’s fairly minimal compared to the amount of microplastics that go down the drain every time someone washes a load of laundry made from synthetic fibers. At least PLA dust will break down a bit faster than many of the other microplastics.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Synthetic fibers are a fucking nightmare too, just actively sanding it and creating all those microplastics right there, without even washing it away, possibly BREATHING it!! gives me the heebie jeebies after learning about how much plastic is in our brains.