Fashion
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Making Sure it Doesn’t all Come out in the Wash: Preventing Microplastic Pollution in the Laundry
Clothing and textiles are responsible for 35% of microplastic pollution. Approximately 50% of our clothing is made from plastic: polyester, acrylic and nylon, primarily. On average, 700,000 fibers can be shed from our synthetic clothes in any typical wash. These fibers are less than 5 mm long and flow, with our waste water, into our rivers, lakes, and oceans. Water treatment facilities cannot capture the majority of these fibers, as they are too small.
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Hunting for More Sustainable Shoes
In my search for more comfortable work shoes, I started to consider what was and wasn't the "more sustainable" choice of footwear. It turns out there are some pretty exciting innovations happening in the world of footwear.