Fashion Fix: Microplastics with Cyrill Gutsch and Dr Mark Browne - a podcast by BBC Radio
from 2019-11-08T05:00
Can you love the planet, hate waste and keep fit? On a mission to mend fashion, model and activist Charli Howard talks fashion for fitness with Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans. Parley have collaborated with Adidas on ‘high performance, low impact’ active wear and trainers made from upcycled ocean plastic.
But what about microplastic pollution? Charli talks to a world authority on clothing fibre pollution, ecologist Dr Mark Browne from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, to learn about the problem of particle shedding and what the future of fabrics might look like.Presenter: Charli Howard
Producer: Kirsty McQuireEditor: Rebecca Stratford
If you are affected by issues raised in this episode you can get more information at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline.
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