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Microfiber Pollution is an Environmental Justice Issue

This growing environmental hazard is hurting marginalized communities. Every time we do our laundry, an average of 9 million microfibers from our clothes are released into our wastewater treatment plants, waterways, and oceans. These tiny plastic fibers, a form of primary microplastic, are a growing threat to our environment and…

Environmental Justice

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Microfiber Pollution is an Environmental Justice Issue
Microfiber Pollution is an Environmental Justice Issue

Jul 19, 2021

The Case for Incentivizing Innovation Across the Plastics Value Chain

Why we must take action against the plastic pollution crisis. — Plastic pollution is one of the biggest threats to the health and safety of our ecosystems as well as the human and wildlife populations they support. Plastics are extremely versatile organic polymers produced from raw materials such as oil and natural gas. More than 9 billion tons of plastic have…

Plastic Pollution

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The Case for Incentivizing Innovation Across the Plastics Value Chain
The Case for Incentivizing Innovation Across the Plastics Value Chain
Audrey Cho

Audrey Cho

Audrey is an intersectional environmentalist, rising sophomore at Smith College, and fellow at Conservation X Labs. Find her on twitter @AudreyCCho

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