Posts tagged "microplastic"
Plastic bottle clothing, also known as recycled polyester clothing, is made from recycled plastic bottles. While the use of recycled materials in clothing can be a positive step towards sustainability, there are still several reasons why plastic bottle clothing may be problematic, including adverse affects to human health.
The rise in plastic pollution is widely seen as an environmental emergency, but researchers are beginning to worry the pollutants may harm human cells too. Earlier this year, the toxins were discovered in human blood samples for the first time....
Fast fashion is the mass production of cheap, disposable clothing. To give you an idea of the scale of the problem, the fashion industry churns out over 80 billion garments a year - that's over 10 a year for every person on earth.
