{"id":18337,"title":"Plastic clothes harm our oceans","description":"It is estimated by the IUCN that around half a million tonnes of plastic microfibers shed during the washing of plastic-based textiles such as polyester, nylon, or acrylic end up in the ocean every year.  60% of clothing is made with plastic, which is not a natural material.  So it is not surprising that pumping mountains of synthetic waste out leads to negative effects for nature","content":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/rjyhmipap6mffjnrxon7asphguqofwqf54isbp1m5dymoffk.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"98845246\" \/><\/p><p>It is estimated by the IUCN that around half a million tonnes of plastic microfibers shed during the washing of plastic-based textiles such as polyester, nylon, or acrylic end up in the ocean every year. 60% of clothing is made with plastic, which is not a natural material. So it is not surprising that pumping mountains of synthetic waste out leads to negative effects for nature. The problem is that humans are dependent on nature's biological systems to survive, and the rapid build-up of pollution in our foodchains like carbon in our atmosphere is a threat to our future. That\u2019s why our products are made from natural, organic materials and made using renewable energy. It\u2019s a simple choice.<\/p>","urlTitle":"plastic-clothes-harm-our-oceans","url":"\/blog\/plastic-clothes-harm-our-oceans\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/plastic-clothes-harm-our-oceans\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/basekwear.com\/blog\/plastic-clothes-harm-our-oceans\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1654882369,"updatedAt":1654882981,"publishedAt":1654882981,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":216918,"name":"KRYPT - Engineered for Infinity"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/iqz44sbmzsofnzddmnzkglnngcljd6et8p2gyojrtjbe3ko3.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/iqz44sbmzsofnzddmnzkglnngcljd6et8p2gyojrtjbe3ko3.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/iqz44sbmzsofnzddmnzkglnngcljd6et8p2gyojrtjbe3ko3.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":18344,"title":"Is 12 minutes worth 500 years?","url":"\/blog\/is-12-minutes-worth-500-years\/","urlTitle":"is-12-minutes-worth-500-years","division":216918,"description":"When we were choosing how we send our products, we had options.  A plastic bag is used for an average of 12 minutes before it's discarded.  It can then take 500-years-plus to decompose","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/caz95oky5c8p80aa73u3gcgqvclm0k8n2pmj9vwypa5aggmu.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/caz95oky5c8p80aa73u3gcgqvclm0k8n2pmj9vwypa5aggmu.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":18342,"title":"Let's talk about Recovery","url":"\/blog\/lets-talk-about-recovery\/","urlTitle":"lets-talk-about-recovery","division":216918,"description":"A truckload of clothing is sent to landfill every second.  This is not sustainable.  That's why in our supply chain, we work with manufacturers that do things differently","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/tb9kvdopchlqmtobamo7wmfptcmgcuvrf9lknnp1ofdkl9jl.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/tb9kvdopchlqmtobamo7wmfptcmgcuvrf9lknnp1ofdkl9jl.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":18339,"title":"Fast or Slow Fashion? Change fashion.","url":"\/blog\/fast-or-slow-fashion-change-fashion\/","urlTitle":"fast-or-slow-fashion-change-fashion","division":216918,"description":"In Europe, fashion companies went from an average offering of two collections per year in 2000 to five in 2011, with a World Economic Forum report highlighting two of the largest producers who each increased output to over 20 collections per year.  Where the industry is set up to mass produce products speculatively, this creates mountains of waste.  Plastic waste, in reality, with nearly two thirds of all clothing now made from synthetic material like polyester","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/i3hfrsyh9nridula9vvx5k467vk76g9fpck9l3yjlj9auban.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/i3hfrsyh9nridula9vvx5k467vk76g9fpck9l3yjlj9auban.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}