 Three ways to avoid microplastics because no one wants to eat a credit card worth of plastic per week. Cold, shiny, hard plastic. Choose seafood wisely. Order the larger filet. Smaller fish contain more microplastics per gram. Avoid bottom feeders. There's 14 million tons of plastic on the ocean floor and they all live down there. We're also breathing in plastic, which was found in human lungs for the very first time this year. One major culprit? Your floors. If you have carpet, vacuum at least weekly. And while you're at it, install a microfiber filter to your washing machine so you're not adding more microplastics to the ocean. The fish and your stomach will thank you for it.