How laundry is polluting in the world’s oceans and lakes
Clothes and bedding are responsible for an estimated 35% of the microplastic pollution in oceans across the globe.
The frequency with which we buy new clothes, wash and care for them and design clothes all contribute to this problem. But many environmental advocates say that the greatest responsibility of addressing this pollution is on manufacturers, not individuals, and that finding ways to design and manufacture clothes without petrochemicals is what’s needed.
Reset learns about the scope of this problem, the way microplastics harm aquatic and human life and what can be done about it.
GUESTS: Andrea Densham, senior strategic advisor with Alliance for the Great Lakes
Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility
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How laundry is polluting in the world’s oceans and lakes
Clothes and bedding are responsible for an estimated 35% of the microplastic pollution in oceans across the globe.
The frequency with which we buy new clothes, wash and care for them and design clothes all contribute to this problem. But many environmental advocates say that the greatest responsibility of addressing this pollution is on manufacturers, not individuals, and that finding ways to design and manufacture clothes without petrochemicals is what’s needed.
Reset learns about the scope of this problem, the way microplastics harm aquatic and human life and what can be done about it.
GUESTS: Andrea Densham, senior strategic advisor with Alliance for the Great Lakes
Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons