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But this doesn't eliminate plastic pollution entirely. Washing polyester clothing can create microfibers, which may end up in the ocean. Adidas suggests that customers wash their clothes less ...

Floating plastics transport invasive alien species, one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss and species extinction. Plastic pollution can also seep carcinogenic chemicals (such as those ...