Many in the industry have stressed in recent months that during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, it is vital to maintain and expand sustainable efforts so that environmental problems don’t ...

Washing your clothes made from synthetic fabrics like acrylic, nylon, and polyester causes them to shed hundreds of thousands of microplastic fibers. Now, new research shows that just wearing ...

The U.K.'s laundry releases microfibers weighing the equivalent of up to 1,500 double-decker buses every year, according to new research. The discovery was made by academics in Leeds' School of Design ...