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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Really? So all my piss goes right thru and into my yard? If it filters out and stores solids wouldn't it also catch the microplastics too?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Depends on where you live. Mine goes trough the septic tank towards the sewer. A lot of houses also just go directly to the sewers.

And no, many microplastics are too lightweight to settle with the solids.