Microplastics

🔹 About

1. They are small plastic pieces of less than five millimeters in size.

2. It includes microbeads [used in cosmetics and personal care products, industrial scrubbers which are used for aggressive blast cleaning, microfibers used in textiles and virgin resin pellets used in plastic manufacturing processes]

Impacts

1. Microplastics damage aquatic creatures including turtles and birds. 

2. It blocks digestive tracts, and alters feeding behavior. 

3. It reduces the growth and reproductive output in marine animals.