IMPACT ON PLANET Microplastics are among the most dangerous environmental threats of our time, not because they are dramatic or rare, but because they are everywhere and largely invisible. Measuring less than five millimetres, these tiny plastic particles have quietly entered our water, food, air, and even our bodies. Unlike visible plastic waste that draws attention, microplastics operate silently, causing long-term and often irreversible damage to ecosystems and human health. Plastic does not biodegrade; it only breaks into smaller fragments. As a result, every plastic product ever manufactured continues to exist in some form. Microplastics are the final stage of…
