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Microplastic Free Fashion

November 26, 2021

Synthetic fibres often contain microplastics that wash out into waste water and finally the oceans. How can they be made more sustainable? Researchers at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences are investigating how.

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Deutschland Initiative fordert Steuererleichterungen für Spende unverkaufter Textilware
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