Changing Markets Foundation 160d ago

Textiles are among the biggest sources of microplastic pollution, yet fashion brands largely overlook their impact. This webinar explores how synthetic fibres shed microplastics, the growing evidence of risks to human health, and why many of the fashion industry’s so-called ‘solutions’ may actually be making the problem worse. Drawing on Changing Markets Foundation latest report, Spinning Greenwash: How the fashion industry’s shift to recycled polyester is worsening microplastic pollution, the discussion unpacks why recycled polyester, widely marketed as a sustainability fix, in fact continues to fuel microplastic pollution. The conversation places textiles within the wider global plastics crisis, drawing on the latest scientific research and policy analysis. Experts from Changing Markets, Plastic Soup Foundation, and The Pew Charitable Trusts provide an evidence-based conversation on what’s really happening, why it matters, and what needs to change.