THE PROBLEM   

What is microfibre pollution?

Microfibres from textiles are a widespread environmental pollutant. Once released, they have the potential to cause harm.

Fibre fragmentation is the process of fibre loss from a textile product during its lifecycle and through its subsequent breakage in the environment, this is also known as microfibre pollution. 

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Three release pathways:

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All pathways for microfibre release to the environment must be considered to protect ecosystems from the impact which fibre fragments can cause.

All textiles, all lifecycle stages.

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Fibre fragments shed during manufacture, consumer use and as a result of disposal. The issue is not isolated to plastics, as all fibre types have the propensity to shed.

Triple planetary impact:

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The risks posed by fibre fragments are multifaceted and threaten to exacerbate the interlinked crises of biodiversity loss, environmental pollution and climate change.

What is the solution to microfibre pollution?

It’s a complex and multifaceted issue

Yet change can be made at the root cause level (the fabric itself) to mitigate the planetary impacts of fibre fragmentation.