Recycled polyester has been promoted as fashion’s environmental redemption arc. Turning plastic bottles into clothing promised a cleaner future: less waste, lower emissions, and a more “circular” ...
A MycoTEX compostable seamless top, made of mushroom mycelium, is shown on the catwalk at the NEFFA fashion show at Avantex, Paris: Credit: NEFFA ROME, Oct 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From using ...
Washing and wearing synthetic clothing releases microplastic fibres that aren’t likely good for the environment. Brands are investing in research to determine the supply chain sources of such ...
Washing your clothes made from synthetic fabrics like acrylic, nylon, and polyester causes them to shed hundreds of thousands of microplastic fibers. Now, new research shows that just wearing ...
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Year in review: Proof or bust for fashion's favorite materials
The year saw recycled polyester stalled, while cotton held value-though forensic DNA tracking redrew the line between claims ...
Three quarters of the microplastic pollution in the Arctic ocean is made up of polyester fibres from clothing and other textiles, a study has found. Canadian experts sampled seawater from 71 locations ...
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