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The clothing industry is an overlooked plastic pollution source
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Ironically one of the few industries who could actually use recycled plastic
Clothing shouldn't be made with plastic in the first place. Synthetic fibers suck ass.
Tell that to rain coats.
Fabric can be made water-resistant without plastic.
I use wax cotton jackets - keeps the water out AND lasts way longer than rain coats! My orders wax jacket is 10 years old, and still looks new (when I wax it). There are options other than plastic clothing, you just have to look for it, and, in the case of wax jackets and trousers, work a little to keep it in tip top shape!
I think a lot of people would find it challenging and cost prohibitive to wear a wax jacket. They do look nice though. I miss good fashion.
That's very true. I got my first when I did not have a lot of money, but was lucky enough to find a virtually new one at a thrift shop, which started my obsession with them, so when I wanted a new one, nearly a decade later, I saved for months to get one. Though, not everyone is lucky enough to be able to get one, or even be able to save for one.....
Fuck, I hate this simulation. I vote for a complete restart, because this must be the dumbest simulation.
Off topic, perpetuating the concept that we are in a simulation only furthers the idea that nothing matters, and why should we care. Elon is big believer in this, and that’s why he’s such a sociopath. Why Should we be concerned about anything if it’s just a game?
Wait, he does!?! That makes so much sense, considering him wanting to be the person who saves humanity, and that he'll block others from reaching the same goal!
Yeah, he went on about it in some interviews years back. He thinks most of us are NPCs and that there are only a small amount of actual players—if any.
While this is slightly off topic, they do, and clothes made with recycled plastic contain even higher levels of BPA and BPS than clothes of virgin plastic. Some-to-most bisphenols are removed after washing (BPS more than BPA) but they still either go into the wastewater stream or get absorbed through the skin when wearing.
Between microplastic shedding, bisphenol leakage, and general cross-contamination, most recycled plastics are just more toxic versions of virgin plastics.
Well wtf man
Hmm. I guess we’re just fucked.