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Do their products leach microplastics into the environment when washed?
by Tharkun 7y ago
Do their products leach microplastics into the environment when washed?
- lnsru 7y agoWhy shouldn’t they? All synthetic materials do this. Edit: that’s the reason I go to the gym with worn-out cotton clothing with advertising instead of buying trendy training t-shirt from some big brand.
- tomp 7y agoMy first thought as well. Plastic bottles are quite hard and almost unbreakable (and when they break, the pieces aren't micro); in contrast, clothing fibres made of plastic bend a lot, presumably break a lot and are very micro...
- jpalomaki 7y agoThe larger plastic pieces turn to micro over time. "Secondary plastics are small pieces of plastic derived from the breakdown of larger plastic debris, both at sea and on land. Over time, a culmination of physical, biological, and chemphotodegradation, including photodegradation caused by sunlight exposure, can reduce the structural integrity of plastic debris to a size that is eventually undetectable to the naked eye"[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics