Fibres & Fabrics
Fashion's Impact On The World's Oceans
Over a third (35 percent) of all microplastics released into the world's oceans are from synthetic textiles.1
Between half million and a million tons of plastic microfibres are discharged into wastewater each year from the washing of synthetic clothes.2
Polyester, the major synthetic fibre, now commands a 62 percent market share and sheds on average six times more microplastic fibres than nylon.3
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Microplastics are pla…
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