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Clothing Trends And Fast Fashion, How The Industry Is Losing Sight Of Sustainability Goals

Clothing Trends And Fast Fashion, How The Industry Is Losing Sight Of Sustainability Goals

Liang Lan April 20, 2022

The fashion industry has for the most part since its inception during the late 19th century helped signal a sense....

Are Microfibres the Same as Microplastics?

Are Microfibres the Same as Microplastics?

Liang Lan February 21, 2022

Microplastics and microfibres share many of the same characteristics and often overlap, but they’re not the same classification altogether...

WWF: Plastic pollution affects 88% of marine species

WWF: Plastic pollution affects 88% of marine species

George Scott February 08, 2022

Wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday that plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean, calling for urgent efforts to....

Microplastics are not just everywhere in the environment, they're inside you, too.

Microplastics are not just everywhere in the environment, they're inside you, too.

Liang Lan November 30, 2021

In one study they estimated that you’re ingesting about 68,000 microplastics per year on average through breathing.

Fast fashion is cheap, but our environment is paying the price

Fast fashion is cheap, but our environment is paying the price

George Scott October 16, 2021

The textile industry alone creates 35 per cent of the most hazardous forms of microfibres and microplastics found in marine....

Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds

Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds

Rebecca Herbert September 12, 2021

Sunlight was once thought to only fragment plastics in the marine environment into smaller particles that chemically resemble the original....

A Satellite Study Just Changed How We Track Microplastics on a Global Scale

A Satellite Study Just Changed How We Track Microplastics on a Global Scale

Rebecca Herbert June 16, 2021

If we're going to tackle our microplastic pollution problem, then we need a better understanding of where these fragments and....

Australian researchers say used face masks could be recycled to make roads

Australian researchers say used face masks could be recycled to make roads

Rebecca Herbert March 03, 2021

Engineers at RMIT say the road-making material could help tackle the vast amount of waste generated from Covid protective equipment