Researchers have discovered that waste from the global apparel industry is leaking millions of tons of plastic into the environment each year and may be getting worse over time.
It’s hardly overlooked. It’s been widely known for many years that cheap fast fashion is one of the worlds worst pollutants. Stop buying from shein, h&m, tkmax, and all the others. Buy quality clothing that will last a few years at least.
Even the Patagonia polar fleece is a fucking horrible microplastic shredder.
When was this overlooked? Maybe you overlooked it but there have been articles on it for years.
I forgot my bags at the grocery store, so I told the clerk I’d like to buy one of their expensive plastic bags. She denied they had plastic bags anymore. I explained polyester. She was shocked.
People have no clue. Nylon, PVC, PET, spandex, and the most insane, vegan leather. Turns out, polyurethane is not made out of vegans.
here’s another reason why you’re all gonna die!
In the pile with the others…
Linen my beloved, polyester can rot in hell.
Ironically one of the few industries who could actually use recycled plastic
Clothing shouldn’t be made with plastic in the first place. Synthetic fibers suck ass.
Tell that to rain coats.
Fabric can be made water-resistant without plastic.
While this is slightly off topic, they do, and clothes made with recycled plastic contain even higher levels of BPA and BPS than clothes of virgin plastic. Some-to-most bisphenols are removed after washing (BPS more than BPA) but they still either go into the wastewater stream or get absorbed through the skin when wearing.
Between microplastic shedding, bisphenol leakage, and general cross-contamination, most recycled plastics are just more toxic versions of virgin plastics.
Hmm. I guess we’re just fucked.
Well wtf man
It was years before I knew that polyester was even a plastic that can give off toxic chemicals or micro plastics.
