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Auckland's double-cab utes and yoga pants drive massive ocean micro-pollution
TL;DR: Auckland’s beaches have 50 times more microplastics pollution than previously thought, a new study shows, partly because of all the synthetic rubber shed by its increasingly heavy cars, SUVs and double-cab utes — even the new electric ones — and sluiced into the sea by stormwater systems.
Microfibres from synthetic materials used in increasingly popular athleisure and ‘fast-fashion’ clothing are an even bigger contributor.
Meanwhile, Transport Minister Simeon Brown quietly ordered transport funders to prioritise more cars and roads, rather than cycling and walking. The National-ACT-NZ…
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