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Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day

Even natural fabrics shed fibers and have chemicals that can leach into the environment

Rachael Z. Miller, founder of the Vermont-based Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, conducts a tape test on various clothing items to compare how much each material sheds microfibers on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Granville, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
Rachael Z. Miller, founder of the Vermont-based Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, conducts a tape test on various clothing items to compare how much each material sheds microfibers on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Granville, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
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Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear.

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