It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

King's College London

Microfibre Pollution / East Africa

5 May 2023

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Researchers teamed up with the Flipflopi project, an initiative which uses the world's first recycled plastic sailing dhow, a handmade boat constructed from materials found on African beaches.

Textile Microfibres Found to be Ravaging Kenyan and Tanzanian Coastlines

A field research study has found that microfibres are ravaging the coastlines in the East African countries of Kenya and Tanzania. It also found that most of the microfibres came from natural fibres.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

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