You’ll never want to buy synthetic clothing after watching ’The Story of Microfibers’ : TreeHugger
▻http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-fashion/microfibers-may-be-small-theyre-enormous-problem.html
Earlier this month, the Story of Stuff released its newest video on the problem of microfibers. The three-minute film offers a short yet powerful explanation of how the miniscule bits of synthetic fibers washing off our clothes are creating an environmental catastrophe in the #oceans.
The microfiber pieces are smaller than a grain of rice, measuring less than 5 millimeters in length, which mean they cannot be filtered out by washing machines or even waste water treatment plants. They get flushed out into waterways and oceans, where they act like little sponges, attracting and absorbing other toxic chemicals around them, like motor oil and pesticides. Eventually they climb their way up the food chain, until they reach human bellies at mealtime.
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqkekY5t7KY&feature=youtu.be
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