A new report by Earth Action, developed in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, has revealed that global textile production generates approximately 92,000 tonnes of microfibre losses annually, while highlighting that coordinated industry action could reduce production-phase microfibre
The fashion industry is leaving an increasingly heavy toll on the planet, contributing to pollution, climate change, and excessive resource consumption. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, mountains of discarded clothes reportedly reached heights visible from space. In Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, textile dyes turned a river black, while synthetic fibres have been found in fish in
A newly established research hub in North East England will investigate the extent and environmental impact of microfibre pollution from textiles. The Fibre Fragmentation and Environment Research Hub (FibER Hub), located at Northumbria University in Newcastle, is a collaboration between the university and The Microfibre Consortium (TMC). It will extensively test various














