THE PROBLEM   

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:

The pathways of microfiber pollution

All pathways for microfibre release to the environment must be considered.

All textiles, all lifecycle stages.

The stages of microfibre pollution

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:

The impacts of microfiber pollution

The risks posed are multifaceted and threaten to exacerbate these interlinked crises.

It’s a complex and multifaceted issue

The impacts of microfibre pollution

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