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The clothing industry is an overlooked plastic pollution source (www.futurity.org)
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Researchers have discovered that waste from the global apparel industry is leaking millions of tons of plastic into the environment each year and may be getting worse over time.

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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is nothing new, nor overlooked, you are precisely correct. For Example: Aug 2023: 10 Concerning Fast Fashion Waste Statistics https://earth.org/statistics-about-fast-fashion-waste/

Nov 2022: The environmental costs of fast fashion https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/environmental-costs-fast-fashion

Feb 2019: Fashion has a huge waste problem. Here's how it can change https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/02/how-the-circular-economy-is-redesigning-fashions-future/

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yeah I've known about this for at least 4 years. I no longer buy North Face fleeces (my favorite garments 😢) because they shed microplastics while doing laundry.

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

If you still have fleece clothing, get a Guppy friend!

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What have you found for an alternative?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

look into alpaca fleece like from appalachian gear company

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I’ll check it out. Sadly it seems that AGC is out of business.

Any other recommendations for brands? I’ve tried Realfleece merino wool and it was warm and comfy but not terribly durable, and breathtakingly expensive.

[–] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Do you have to wear fleece? Cotton and wool flannels and shirts, and nylon down or synthetic puffies will shed dramatically fewer microplastics. Could do more of a canvas jacket instead of puffy but I live in Colorado so it's puffies all the way down. I don't own any fleece and don't miss it at all.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago

Don't leave out linen! Warmer than cotton but cooler than wool.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Obviously I don’t have to but I find it a comfortable and convenient form and style… a little more than a shirt, a little less than an outdoor jacket. Perfect for the range of 0-20 degrees, inside or out.

Flannel as a material is okay, but I can’t stand tartan.