All Microfiber pollution articles

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    Anti-synthetics group forms in US Congress

    2024-07-09T06:40:00Z

    The Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus was established in the US House of Representatives on June 27. Among its founding members are Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington), Chellie Pingree (Maine), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (California), Grace Meng (New York), Julia Brownley (California) and Jerrold “Jerry” Nadler (New York) – all of whom belong to ...

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    Under Armour makes proprietary fiber-shed test method publicly available

    2023-12-13T14:38:00Z

    After years of research in its innovation lab, Under Armour (UA) announced a breakthrough fiber-shed testing method earlier this year to combat the invisible but formidable sustainability threat of microfibers and microplastics to society and the planet. Now, the brand has teamed up with James Heal, a leading provider of ...

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    NGO calls recycled plastic products “avoidance strategies”

    2023-07-09T10:00:00Z

    AN NGO has denounced as “avoidance strategies” five tactics to deal with waste deployed by some of the biggest companies in the world

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    Inditex and Jeanologia develop the Air Fiber Washer

    2023-06-11T07:33:00Z

    Spanish apparel group Inditex has teamed up with Valencia-based Jeanologia, which specializes in innovative technologies for the textiles industry, to create an industrial air system that reduces the shedding of microfibers in textiles by using air without the need for water or thermal energy. The new system, Air Fiber Washer, ...

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    New microfiber pollution report released by U.S. federal institution

    2022-09-26T14:14:00Z

    Mandated by the U.S. Congress, the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee (IMDCC) has delivered a new report on microfiber pollution. Besides a clearer definition of microfibers, the report features an assessment of the sources, prevalence and causes of microfiber pollution and gives recommends a standardized method with which to measure ...