Microfibers constitute the most common type of microplastic in the environment. They are tiny threads that shed from clothes as we wear and wash them. You’ve likely seen them without realizing it—the pilling on your favorite fleece jacket or the lint in your dryer? Those are microfibers.
Because microfibers are so small and mobile, once they enter the environment, they’re all but impossible to remove. The Fighting Fibers Act offers a near-term, evidence-based and cost-effective solution to help address the issue of microfibers entering our ocean.
From 1950 to 2016, 5.6 million metric tons of synthetic microfibers were released from clothes washing—that’s equivalent to a whopping 28.2 billion T-shirts entering the environment!
Don’t wait: Take action now and demand that Congress pass the Fighting Fibers Act.