{"id":305,"date":"2018-06-09T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-02-13T04:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T04:32:51","slug":"synthetic-microfiber-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/synthetic-microfiber-pollution.html","title":{"rendered":"Synthetic Microfiber Pollution."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/p>\n
\nAs Fibers Seep into Water, States Seek Warning Tags<\/div>\n
\n    <\/span>By Lindsey Rupp<\/div>\n
\n    <\/span>Bloomberg News<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nI have written before about the contents of the book
\n\u201cFashion Victims\u201d in which author Alison Matthews David  <\/span>writes of the “dangers of dress, past
\nand present”.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nI think many are not aware that there are dangers in the
\nclothing we purchase and wear. Perhaps, we assume that care and warning labels
\nare sufficient, although I would guess not many buyers are even aware they
\nexist (unless they are scratchy, and then they are snipped from the
\ngarment).  <\/span>Or it may be that the
\ngovernment with its thousands of protective concerns for us and the
\nenvironment  <\/span>may be cognizant of dangers
\nand are actually doing something proactive (not that I believe that!)<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nI read the above article this morning and have never
\nconsidered the problem of shedding microfibers.  <\/span>It seems that researchers have been finding these synthetic
\nescapees in our water supplies and are placing the blame on “garments made
\nof polymer-based cloth” which, when washed, can actually shed as many as
\n1,900 fibers with each washing.  <\/span>These
\ntiny devils are less than 5 millimeters in length and are not filtered by your
\nwashing machine nor water filtration plants. 
\n<\/span>They are known to have been found in sea water and aquatic life, and you
\nmay not want to hear this, but are found in bottled water.  <\/span>So much for the crystal clean water found
\nonly in the Rockies, or maybe France.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSo what is being done about this pollution?  <\/span>It seems as though 2 states, California and
\nNew York are proposing bills that would require a warning tag on all garments
\nwith more than 50% synthetic fiber content. 
\n<\/span>Of course, this approach has not been endorsed by the retail
\nmanufacturing industry.  <\/span>Not that it
\nwould be an inducement to return to natural fiber clothing for the multitudes
\nbuying synthetic clothing.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThere were listed 3 temporary solutions promoted by the
\nadvocacy group, 5Gyres Institute.<\/div>\n
\n              Firstly, wash you clothing less.  <\/span>It is true we go a bit overboard with
\ncleanliness, grabbing      our alcohol-based hand cleansers at every opportunity but
\nI shutter to think of that effect on my yoga class.<\/div>\n
\n              
\n<\/span>Secondly, use a front-loading washing machine (why this is better, I
\ndon\u2019t know) but they are much more efficient and use much less water per load.<\/div>\n
\n               
\n<\/span>Thirdly, there are, somewhere on the market, additional filters that can
\nbe added to your machine to catch microfibers. 
\n<\/span>But then, what do you do with them once they have been captured?<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nKnowing a problem exists is only the beginning and I doubt
\nthe person who tosses (no recycling!) plastic water bottles everywhere and
\ndrinks with plastic straws would even care, after all the fibers are only 5
\nmillimeters long!!<\/div>\n

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