As executive director of the Microfibre Consortium (TMC), Sophie Mather has seen microfiber pollution from clothing balloon from an emerging issue to a critical concern. The fashion industry has made ...

The report shares the root causes of fibre fragmentation from finished fabrics in the fashion and textile industry. Credit: Taigi/Shutterstock. The Microfibre Consortium report titled: ‘Root Cause ...

While unveiling Regen for Textile Production, and the duo's collaboration during the Annual Meeting at New York Climate Week, Matter and Paradise explained how the new technology offers a ...

This new stage follows their initial collaboration in 2023 and seeks to generate data-driven validation for monitoring fibre fragments. Phase 2 will conduct wastewater testing in 15 textile ...

Titled "Reducing Microfiber Pollution: An Industry Playbook", the playbook offers a collection of scientifically grounded, cost-effective strategies that can be readily integrated into brand ...

A newly established research hub in North East England will explore the extent and environmental impact of microfibre loss from textiles. A newly established research hub in North East England will ...

Natural fabrics fragment more fibers than their synthetic foils, a report by The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) found. The multi-stakeholder initiative has shared the first in-depth statistical analysis ...

Five innovations have won a total of US$525,000 as part of Conservation X Labs’ Microfiber Innovation Challenge for their ability to reduce or prevent microfibre pollution. Funded by the Flotilla ...

Our clothes are contributing to hundreds of thousands of tonnes of microfibres being released into the environment. Not enough is currently known about the impact this is having. A Manchester team is ...

Across the UK, cupboards are crammed with faded microfibre cloths that feel too good to bin. What if those worn squares quietly solved seven everyday problems? Look in any cleaning cupboard and you ...