Researchers found that hand-washing in mineral-rich water dramatically increases microplastic fibre shedding from polyester ...

Sunlight breaks clothes made of synthetic fabrics into tiny plastic fibers that pollute oceans. Color affects how quickly pollution happens.

One local cotton gin manager is warning of the dangers caused by microplastics found in synthetic fibers, such as polyester.

Dr Oates, SwitchDye’s Chief Technology Officer, who carried out his PhD as part of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, ...

Experts warn laundry habits can worsen the problem. Fabric softeners, for example, can introduce chemical residues that coat ...

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In some circles, to wear polyester is to invite unto oneself characteristics of that fabric–cheapness, lack of status, artificiality. And it follows that for people who wear only natural fabrics, a ...

It’s been five years since Japan’s Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown in Fukushima—and some consumers are still wary of produce grown in the region. That’s why some farmers aren’t ...