Heart & Breath, LLC

"The textile and fashion industry is one of the largest polluters in the world. Almost
70% of all clothes and textiles used for sofas, curtains, and carpets are made of
plastic materials (such as polyester, nylon, and acrylic). During production, use and
or washing, they constantly shed almost invisible pieces of plastic. These particles
are known as microplastic fibres."

We are breathing them 😭 drinking them 😤 and we suffer illness as a result.
The full article is linked in the informational flier.

www.plasticsoupfoundation.org

Great webinar if you are interested or concerned with the fashion industry, global health, microplastics and the choices we are making.

Webinar - Greenwash under the microscope: textiles and microplastic pollution Textiles are among the biggest sources of microplastic pollution, yet fashion brands largely overlook their impact. This webinar explores how synthetic fibre...

I have not read Consumed by Saabira Chaudhuri yet, but I am looking forward to it. This article gives solid examples of the problems with Unilever's single use plastics campaign and realistic alternatives. We are seeing the devastating effects that these plastics have on our world every day with no change. We can do better.

"Unilever’s push didn’t stop with packaging. The company invested heavily in rural outreach: mobile cinema vans, in-home demos, and campaigns presenting branded shampoo as ‘modern’ and aspirational. Traditional low-waste practices were displaced by single-use products designed to be thrown away after use. The company invested heavily in marketing tactics, and unfortunately they worked".

What Consumed reveals about Unilever and why the company must break its sachet habit - Greenpeace International Brands like Unilever are now locked into disposability. Despite sustainability promises, the company continues to rely on sachets for volume and margins, even as the pollution becomes impossible to ignore.

This is heartbreaking. Cleaning up after the messes that oil & gas create. Let's opt out of these ingredients as much as possible. 🌎

Oily gunk from Roseland explosion flows towards Lake Pontchartrain | The Lens A mix of chemicals released by the explosion are being carried by the Tangipahoa River and could enter the local food chain, experts fear.

https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/15/civil-society-perseveres-in-the-face-of-a-deeply-flawed-plastics-treaty-negotiations-process-and-demands-that-countries-take-decisive-action/

Civil society perseveres in the face of a deeply flawed Plastics Treaty negotiations process and demands that countries take decisive action | Break Free From Plastic Despite a lack of space for interventions and restricted access throughout the process, Indigenous Peoples, frontline and fenceline communities, waste

Let's talk about plastic pollution and the answers to it.

Plastic. is. EVERYWHERE. Yes, plastic pollution is destroying our planet and plastic starts polluting the moment it is created. We need a solution that matches the scale of the probl...