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1. www.thersa.org › press › releasesHalf of ‘fast fashion’ entirely made of new plastics — study

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   Jun 11, 2021 · Fresh analysis of more than 10,000 clothes reveals the colossal amounts of plastic going into the clothes we wear. Fast Fashion’s Plastic Problem, a new report from the royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce (RSA), looks at some of the biggest online brands in ‘fast’ fashion: Asos, Boohoo, Missguided and PrettyLittleThing, analysing 10,000 recently-listed items, balanced ...

2. www.nytimes.com › wirecutter › reviewsMicroplastics Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Avoid Eating Them.

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   Jun 10, 2024 · June 2024. Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere. The teeny tiny pieces of plastic have been found in everything from drinking water to chicken nuggets, apples, and broccoli. Recent ...

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3. www.consumerreports.org › health › food-contaminantsThe Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food - Consumer Reports

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   Jan 4, 2024 · June. 1998. CR finds plasticizer chemicals called phthalates in some plastic wraps and cheeses, and asks the FDA to eliminate the chemicals from the food supply. May. 1999. CR finds that BPA in ...

4. www.goodhousekeeping.com › uk › consumer-adviceThe truth about our clothes and microplastic pollution

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   Aug 24, 2022 · Research by the University of Northumbria and Procter & Gamble found that 30% fewer microfibres were released in a 30-minute, 15C wash than on an 85-minute 40C wash. Make the most of the clothes ...

5. www.consumerreports.org › toxic-chemicalsHow Plastic Can Harm Your Health - Consumer Reports

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   Jan 18, 2024 · Little plastic is actually recycled—less than 9 percent of plastic waste in 2018 was recycled, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, and a 2022 Greenpeace report pegged the ...

6. www.thersa.org › globalassets › reportsFAST FASHION S PLASTIC PROBLEM - Royal Society of Arts

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   JOSIE WARDEN60 SECOND SUMMARYFast fashion is awash with new plastics – with as much as 88% of recently listed items containing. ew plastics on some websites.Online stores have been slow to adopt recycled materials in their clothing – for some stores just 1% of it. ntain recycled materials. `3 Fast fashion shoppers may not be aware of the amou.

7. www.thezoereport.com › fashion › clothing-made-fromIs Clothing Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles Safe To Wear?

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   Apr 15, 2021 · Depending on the fashion brand, the company either purchase this yarn directly from places like REPREVE — a brand that makes fiber out of post-consumer plastic bottles and pre-consumer waste — to weave or knit its clothing from (Reformation, Mara Hoffman, and Venus Williams’ brand EleVen use REPREVE for some of their collections) or a brand oversees the extrusion process completely like ...