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Synthetic Clothing May Be Causing “Microplastic” Pollution in Our Oceans

by , 10/26/11

acrylic, eco-fashion, eco-textiles, ethical fashion, green fashion, microplastic pollution, pollution, polypropylene, Sustainable Fashion, sustainable style, synthetic fibers, washing machines

Could your washing machine be polluting the world’s oceans? If your clothes are made out of synthetic fibers such as acrylic, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, or polyester, it could be. Scientists have discovered fragments of those materials in increasing quantities across the northeast Atlantic and beaches near Britain, Singapore and India. Kind of makes you think twice about purchasing synthetic clothing, doesn’t it?

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One Response to “Synthetic Clothing May Be Causing “Microplastic” Pollution in Our Oceans”

  1. boden coupon Boden Coupon says:

    I am very pleased to read your article. What You said is right, a lot of clothing production has brought a lot of negative effects. Especially for environmental pollution. Therefore, we must pay attention to it. It is difficult to get control of marine pollution. Thank you for sharing!

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