Degrowth or Extinction<p><a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> are broken down from the vast quantities of waste dumped into the <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>. They <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/hinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hinder</span></a> plants from harnessing sunlight to grow in multiple ways, from damaging soils to carrying toxic chemicals. The particles have infiltrated the entire planet, from the summit of Mount Everest to the deepest oceans.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/microplastics-hinder-plant-photosynthesis-study-finds-threatening-millions-with-starvation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/10/microplastics-hinder-plant-photosynthesis-study-finds-threatening-millions-with-starvation</span></a></p>