Lorraine<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gerrymcgovern</span></a></span> imho it’s the rise of <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/polyester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyester</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/microfiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microfiber</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/spandex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spandex</span></a></p><p>Even that 3% elastane woven in w/silk, cotton, wool etc is harmful & it kills your clothes making them unwearable</p><p>If we stopped using single use plastic in the form of drink cups, soda/liquid/drink bottles, food packaging, shampoo & product packaging, AND stopped buying <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/fastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fastFashion</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shein</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/lululemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lululemon</span></a> & the like, it would go far in helping this giant mess we’ve created as these things don’t degrade for 200-400 years <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/plasticIsTheNewCoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasticIsTheNewCoal</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/fossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/COP28" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COP28</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-28/pfas-forever-chemicals-present-in-some-plastic-recyclable-bottles" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/features/20</span><span class="invisible">23-09-28/pfas-forever-chemicals-present-in-some-plastic-recyclable-bottles</span></a></p>