Researchers have discovered that waste from the global apparel industry is leaking millions of tons of plastic into the environment each year and may be getting worse over time.

  • 7rokhym@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I forgot my bags at the grocery store, so I told the clerk I’d like to buy one of their expensive plastic bags. She denied they had plastic bags anymore. I explained polyester. She was shocked.

    People have no clue. Nylon, PVC, PET, spandex, and the most insane, vegan leather. Turns out, polyurethane is not made out of vegans.

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      28 minutes ago

      “Vegan leather” is just so fucking funny. Especially when vegans praise it, and then you tell them that it’s literally just plastic.