Clothing is more prone to shredding microscopic plastic fibres into our waterways if it has been manufactured using scissors, a new study reveals. In experiments, scissor-cut textiles shed up to 31 ...

Synthetic fabrics made of nylon and polyester are modern essentials. They are also a major cause of microplastic pollution in oceans. Around 500,000 metric tons of microfibers released from synthetic ...

Researchers at University of Toronto Engineering have observed that handwashing synthetic fabrics in water with higher total dissolved solids (TDS) leads to more microplastic fibers (MPF) being ...

NEW DELHI: India needs to reduce import tariffs on synthetic fabric if it wants to double apparel exports from the current USD 15 billion to USD 30 billion, according to Praveen Chakravarty, Chairman ...

The government is seeking to contract private firms to manufacture synthetic fabrics locally targeting both Kenyan and export markets as it seeks to cut reliance on imports. Textile firms operating in ...

From tiny plankton to massive whales, microplastics have been found throughout the ocean food chain. One major source of this pollution are fibers shed while laundering synthetic fabrics. Although ...