Key takeaways:
Washing and wearing synthetic clothing releases microplastic fibres that aren’t likely good for the environment.
Brands are investing in research to determine the supply chain sources of such microfibres so they can mitigate their release into the environment.
There are early efforts to create substitute fabrics that can either biodegrade or be recycled.
In February, a group of activists and researchers will set sail from the Galápagos Islands to Easter Island. The 2,000-mile trip is just one leg on a two-year journey to collect the first global data set of microfibre pollution.