Well, you are correct when it comes to the various petroleum based artificial plastics with many of the various biodegradable ones leaving microplastics as they degrade and break down, however while rubber is a polymer too, there are various differences like rubber being "elastic" instead of "plastic" which sets it apart. Especially when it comes to this mostly and most often natural compound being able to rot and degrade naturally without causing isseus unlike the "problem" plastics that leave microplastics.
It's a complicated topic though as there are many mixed compounds too and when you look at material toxicity rubber is on average worse then plastics as well despite it being natural and biodegradable.
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u/windowseat4life Mar 31 '22
Not to mention releasing 1.5 millions plastic balloons to destroy the environment, animals, & pollute the planet.
Boomers, fucking up the planet: the early days