With such a push against single use plastic and mirco plastics etc. Why is glitter left untouched? surely it has to be one of the worse plastic pollutants. Currently getting our Christmas shop ready, and its on everything and gets everywhere!
Seeing the comments here and people donβt even realise how widespread glitter is. Itβs in everything and used in a variety of industries. From pharmaceuticals to construction, to transport, vehicles, militaryβ¦ in fact the one of the biggest consumers of glitter is kept secret so who knows, could be the military. It wonβt surprise me. We really need to find an alternative.
I thought i read somewhere that the biggest consumers of glitter are the auto makers because itβs in nearly all the paint.
That sparkly quartz kitchen top? Yeahβ¦crushed quartz and glitter to make it sparkle. As I said, itβs everywhere.
Interesting. Not surprising, but thatβs one I didnβt think about.
Still, thatβs one use thatβs not making anything worse, right? I mean, that counter is going to be used for decades, and when it does go to the landfill, the glitter in it is hardly going to make a difference.
Best guess seems to be Crest Toothpaste
https://www.dentalbuzz.com/2014/03/04/crest-imbeds-plastic-in-our-gums/
This is from 2014. Can you still buy these products in the US?
At least in the EU, solid microplastics within cosmetics have been forbidden since 2018 (silicones etc. are still allowed unfortunately).
