Not mentioned: micro plastics are also trapped in arctic sea ice http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2014/05/trillions-plastic-pieces-may-be-trapped-arctic-ice ht

Not mentioned: micro plastics are also trapped in arctic sea ice http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2014/05/trillions-plastic-pieces-may-be-trapped-arctic-ice http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2014/05/trillions-plastic-p... Also, lots of nasty stuff in DWR (common in technical clothing) winds up in the environment like PFOA / PFOS. Patagonia, Columbia, and Mountain Hardwear (among others possibly) recognize the problem but haven't found anything as a suitable replacement yet.