Next time you do your laundry, think like an astronaut – wash your clothes as little as possible.
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Your washing machine is polluting the ocean.
Simply trying to avoid synthetic clothing won’t fix our microfibre pollution problem
By understanding clothing care labels, you can extend the lifespan of your clothes.
By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.
Western fashion, laundering and style reflected the racialized politics dramatically shaped by profound global transformations bound up with slavery, colonialism and modernization.
Microplastic pollution is a global issue, but where do they come from and how are they transported across the ocean? A new study finds polyester microfibres are common throughout the Arctic Ocean.
Vanuatu has banned them outright, while many Chinese families use just one every 24 hours. So why are Australians still sending millions of dirty nappies to landfill every single day?
Dry cleaning isn’t really dry – it uses chemical solvents. Perc, the most common option, has contaminated soil and groundwater and poses serious health risks, but safer choices are emerging.
As the Wettlaufer inquiry wraps up for the summer, an international research team offers suggestions on how to make nursing homes as good as they can possibly be.
Many socks, towels and other textiles are treated with silver nanoparticles to kill germs and odors. When the silver washes out, it can pollute waterways. Two chemists propose a way to collect it from wastewater.
Eating laundry detergent capsules online is not the fault of the younger generation. In modern society, attention is power.
Our clothes are cheaper, flimsier and shorter-lived than ever. But jeans, a staple of the modern wardrobe, are actually designed to be long-lasting – provided you take proper care of them.
Top contributors
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University
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Research Engineer, Deakin University
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Associate professor, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Geography, Massey University
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Lecturer in Education, University of East Anglia
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Research Associate, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Sustainablity, Fashion and Retail, University of Leeds
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Doctoral Student, UMass Dartmouth
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Professor of Wastewater Treatment, UMass Dartmouth
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Business & Industry Program Manager, Toxics Use Reduction Institute, UMass Lowell
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Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, York University, Canada
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Adjunct professor, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Department of History, Classics and Religion, University of Alberta
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Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leeds
