CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics” http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics” en Sun, 31 May 2026 10:52:17 +0000 neddie on "“Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20274#post-334047 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:36:06 +0000 neddie 334047@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Here is the source of the above infographic:</p> <p><a href="https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/globalassets/publikasjoner/M321/M321.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/globalassets/publikasjoner/M321/M321.pdf</a></p> <p>and a report on what should be done about it...</p> <p><a href="https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/globalassets/publikasjoner/M545/M545.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/globalassets/publikasjoner/M545/M545.pdf</a> </p> neddie on "“Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20274#post-333996 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:14:00 +0000 neddie 333996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is a good infographic:</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2jmjMXQ"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50113110922_3de82e384a.jpg"></a></p> <p>It's based on data from Norway, so you can scale up the absolute figures to get the worldwide ones &lt;scream emoji&gt; </p> chdot on "“Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20274#post-333967 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:13:34 +0000 chdot 333967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can’t say I’m surprised.</p> <p>“</p> <p>More than 200,000 tonnes of tiny plastic particles are blown from roads into the oceans every year, according to research.</p> <p>The study suggests wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, the route that has attracted most attention to date. The analysis focused on the tiny particles produced by tyres and brake pads as they wear down.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/car-tyres-are-major-source-of-ocean-microplastics-study" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/car-tyres-are-major-source-of-ocean-microplastics-study</a> </p>