Yes, this is how I understand it too, it’s not like half of your shirt ends up in the ocean (and the amount of plastics that ends up in the landfills isn’t really included in the microplastics that circle around - that’s a problem for the future - so the vomit-inducing fast fashion/consumerism is a bigger problem from every other standpoint).
And yes again on the only viable solution - it’s stupid to try to slightly improve something you are gonna be producing more of every year. The “improvements” are just propaganda we are (successfully) fed for decades & it just muddies the discussions whilst keeping the current/same profiteers in power (without even changing the business model).
Idk about microscopic fillets, these are like really micronano particles, it’s not that simple from an engineering pov, but I’m not that up-to-date on the matter (any claims should be verified by actual test laboratories that are versed in the very new field of microplastics - we didn’t even know about them until fairly recently & I still see studies that clearly have issues with detecting them).
Last year I looked for a filter for my washer, and found a lot of inconsistencies and hocus pocus.
This year it’s really hitting me how ratty my cotton t-shirts from pandemic look, especially compared to the rayon blend t-shirts from the same time. If the cotton is heavier and bulkier, doesn’t last as long, needs tons of water…. Is it really better?
Yes, this is how I understand it too, it’s not like half of your shirt ends up in the ocean (and the amount of plastics that ends up in the landfills isn’t really included in the microplastics that circle around - that’s a problem for the future - so the vomit-inducing fast fashion/consumerism is a bigger problem from every other standpoint).
And yes again on the only viable solution - it’s stupid to try to slightly improve something you are gonna be producing more of every year. The “improvements” are just propaganda we are (successfully) fed for decades & it just muddies the discussions whilst keeping the current/same profiteers in power (without even changing the business model).
Idk about microscopic fillets, these are like really
micronano particles, it’s not that simple from an engineering pov, but I’m not that up-to-date on the matter (any claims should be verified by actual test laboratories that are versed in the very new field of microplastics - we didn’t even know about them until fairly recently & I still see studies that clearly have issues with detecting them).Last year I looked for a filter for my washer, and found a lot of inconsistencies and hocus pocus.
This year it’s really hitting me how ratty my cotton t-shirts from pandemic look, especially compared to the rayon blend t-shirts from the same time. If the cotton is heavier and bulkier, doesn’t last as long, needs tons of water…. Is it really better?