The hidden horror in my garden.
I found these plastics in the top 10 cm of just 5 square metres of my garden. They include fragments of weed matting, fruit labels, the polypropylene netting of the tea bags I wrongly assumed were biodegradable, tiny pieces of fabric, and random shreds of wrapping.
Research has already shown microbeads to be present in worm casts, and that polystyrene beads can be taken up by nematodes. The very same worms that help break up the soil and move nutrients around in the garden are also moving microplastics deeper into the soil.
Unless I – unless we all – take greater care and stop bringing plastics (in any form) onto our properties, our gardens may one day be in as much trouble as our oceans.
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