Electric cars offer no solution; their tires shed 20% more microplastic due to 33% heavier weight and faster acceleration. In Switzerland, tire abrasion is the largest source of microplastic in the environment (8,900 tonnes per year).The problem with tire wear particles is the same as for pesticides, says Ursula Schneider Schüttel, president of Switzerland’s oldest … Continue reading Car tires shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed