Thanks to my daughter’s use of “micro-garbage”, I made a submission to Urban Dictionary. Even if they don’t approve it, here’s the definition!
Micro-garbage, micro-trash in urban dictionary
Micro-garbage, aka micro-trash: Small pieces of plastic and other non-biodegradable litter and garbage that annoyingly show up even in forests, beaches, parks, and gardens. Examples include cig butts; bottle tops; plastic tape from cardboard boxes; gum wrappers; broken glass; fast food anything (wrappers, cups, lids, straws, styrofoam containers, condiment packages). Take a deep look at any nature setting and see how many small pieces of garbage litter the ground and plants. (Then, pick it up!)
Examples of micro-garbage in a sentence:
The wildflower patch was so full of micro-garbage that we couldn’t enjoy the beauty until we’d picked up the junk.
My walk on the park trail was disturbed by the micro-trash littering the bushes.
By the end of our walk in the woods, our pockets and backpacks were stuff with micro-garbage.
She laughed at my nature-loving attitude, saying: “Your yard is full of micro-garbage!”