{"id":15672,"date":"2022-09-22T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=15672"},"modified":"2022-09-19T10:30:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T00:30:04","slug":"gro-highlights-reducing-the-environmental-impact-of-the-plastics-in-your-clothes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2022\/09\/22\/gro-highlights-reducing-the-environmental-impact-of-the-plastics-in-your-clothes\/","title":{"rendered":"GRO highlights: Reducing the environmental impact of the plastics in your clothes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often when we think about sustainability and our impact on the environment, our thoughts turn to energy usage, recycling or reusable bags and cups. But did you know the choices you make about the clothes you buy, and how you care for them, can have an impact on our environment?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The polyester, nylon and other synthetic fibres within your clothes are all forms of plastic. During washing these synthetic fibres break down, releasing around 600,000 microplastic fibres into our wastewater. And even with wastewater filtration, these microplastics have an impact on our drinking water and our environment.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Shima Ziajahromi<\/span><\/a>, from Griffith\u2019s Australian Rivers Institute, provides the following tips for reducing the environmental impact of the plastics in our clothes:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n