Was really surprised to learn how many plastic fibers come off of our clothes in the wash https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/17800654/clothes-plastic-pollution-polyester-washing-machine … Wrote this piece for @thegoods
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A lot of the conversation about plastic pollution concerns things we throw out, like straws, cups, and cigarette butts. But our clothes pollute the oceans just by caring for them.
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The solution isn't necessarily just "o let's buy natural fibers, like cotton." Synthetic fabric clothes are affordable clothes. We don't need environmental contentiousness to be another luxury good.
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^meant conscientiousness, a word I almost always spell wrong
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