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A woman looks on clothes hanging in a clothing rack

Going organic may be not enough to stop fashion’s plastic problem

Kharishar Kahfi • September 23, 2022

Buying less clothes might be as important as using natural cotton in reducing microplastic pollution from clothes

A microscope image of a nylon stocking, showing a network of trapezoidal pink plastic fibers connected and reinforced by coils of green and yellow fibers.

A look into the plastic inside your clothes

Maiya Focht • September 9, 2022

An infographic diving into three types of plastic-based fabrics and how they may be affecting our environment

Two hands with red nail polish cupped and holding gold glitter

Should we get rid of glitter?

Corryn Wetzel • March 6, 2020

Microbeads were shunned for their role in water pollution. Is everyone’s favorite sparkly stuff next?