Are you using plastic wipes?你在用塑料濕巾嗎

Wet wipes are used in many different areas of life, especially for disinfectant purpose now a days. But do you know what materials make up the wipe?

濕巾用於生活的許多不同領域，尤其是如今用於消毒目的。但是，您知道濕巾的材料是什麼嗎？

90% wipes contain some type of plastic

90％的濕巾包含某種類型的塑料

In order to create a soft yet durable wipe, manufacturers are using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polypropylene (PP) and cotton woven together with plastic resins in their wipes. They can not fully biodegrade, and breaks into smaller pieces microplastics releasing into the environment, their daily impact on the environment is longstanding and far-reaching.

為了製造柔軟而耐用的抹布，製造商在其抹布中使用了聚對苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）或聚丙烯（PP）以及與塑料樹脂編織在一起的棉布。它們無法完全生物降解，並且會分解成更小的碎片並釋放到環境中，它們對環境的日常影響是長期而深遠的。

BBC War on Plastic : How disgusting is this? 16 tonnes of wet wipes were accumulated over three days in the city of Bristol.

英國廣播公司的塑料大戰：這有多噁心？三天之內，布里斯托爾市累積了16噸濕巾。