MICROFIBRES, MACRO PROBLEMS
AN INVISIBLE DILEMMA IS PLAGUING THE OUTDOOR APPAREL INDUSTRY.
A growing body of research has shown that synthetic microfibres – found in a range of outdoor garments – are contributing to concerning levels of pollution.
The tiny fibres are shed by garments in the wash, making their way into waterways, and eventually to the ocean where they can be consumed by small organisms.
Researchers have estimated that a single load of laundry can release hundreds of thousands of microfibres, which are unlikely to be filtered on their wastewater journey
