The report indicates that the release of microplastics into the oceans has increased tenfold since 2005, with 171,000 billion microparticles now floating around. Among the contributors to this pollution, textiles are ahead of tyres (28%), plastic dust from cities (24%), road markings (7%), marine coatings (3.7%) and cosmetic care products (2%).”Synthetic fibres are so cheap that they have becom…
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