Plastics and the Environment

Your vehicle tyres could be spreading microplastics into the environment - here's what can help

Tyre wear is a hidden source of microplastic pollution.

Tyre wear is a hidden source of microplastic pollution. Image: Pexels / Photo by Maurício Eugênio

Samantha Garrard
Marine Ecosystem Services Researcher, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Tyre wear chemicals have been found in 97% of river and estuary samples tested in Europe, the US and Japan.
Tyre wear chemicals have been found in 97% of river and estuary samples tested in Europe, the US and Japan. Image: Daniel Bruce Lacy/Shutterstock
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