Oct 2, 2019
Between 2014 and 2016, an increasing number of journalists
began reporting on disturbing new research showing that microfibers
from synthetic garments were making their way from our washing
machines into fish and other aquatic animals. Since then the
textile industry has been scrambling to understand the extent of
the problem and what our industry should do about it. It's now
2019, so what more have we learned since researchers first sounded
the alarm? And what is our industry currently doing to address the
challenge? Mike sat down with Sophie Mather from
The Microfibre Consortium to get updated. Sophie has been
working at the forefront of this issue, so there is no one better
to provide a "state of play" on this topic. Listen for the first 25
minutes to get a comprehensive industry update and continue
listening to dive deeper into the weeds.
This podcast is supported by the C&A Foundation, the
H&M Foundation, The Rylander Foundation, and Tencel. It is
produced in collaboration with Ecotextile News.