How can we prevent it?

Preventing microplastics is hard to do when it’s just one individual, it takes millions of people to make a change.

The government has taken many actions to slow the process of microplastics such as banning certain plastics that aren’t biodegradable and plastics that are known to break down into smaller pieces.

Also clean up crews have started many projects to remove larger pieces of plastics from the ocean to prevent them from being broken down into smaller pieces.

Ways to prevent microplastics include:

  • Buy organic clothes (or those made from organic materials) …
  • Change how you do laundry. …
  • Avoid single-use plastics. …
  • Buy plastic-free cosmetics. …
  • Reduce shellfish consumption. …
  • Use public or alternative transportation. …
  • Don’t microwave your food in plastic. …
  • Regularly dust and vacuum.