Merino and natural fibres could help clothing companies battle scourge of microplastics

New Zealand Merino Company's investing in research and development to see how natural fibres like merino can help avoid microplastics in the oceans

Microplastics are one of the biggest threats to oceans and synthetic textiles are a huge contributor to the problem, but…

Full text: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/merino-and-natural-fibres-could-help-clothing-companies-battle-scourge-microplastics

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Jess Cartwright

Source

tvnz, 2018-05-14.

Supplier

University of Otago

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