The clothing industry is an overlooked plastic pollution source

www.futurity.org The clothing industry is an overlooked plastic pollution source

The apparel industry leaks millions of tons of plastic into environment each year, according to new research.

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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I forgot my bags at the grocery store, so I told the clerk I'd like to buy one of their expensive plastic bags. She denied they had plastic bags anymore. I explained polyester. She was shocked.
People have no clue. Nylon, PVC, PET, spandex, and the most insane, vegan leather. Turns out, polyurethane is not made out of vegans.
- "Vegan leather" is just so fucking funny. Especially when vegans praise it, and then you tell them that it's literally just plastic.
  
  Plastic is bad for the environment. Leather is worse. The most sustainable thing to do is to use neither.
  https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/leather
  
  Of course it is, and I never stated otherwise. "But what can the cards seats be made out of then?" is an answer I once got. Answer: cotton.

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