Polyester clothing is made in a process that uses ethanol—and that ethanol is normally made from petroleum or gas. But a new line of T-shirts, tanks, and shorts from On, the Swiss sportswear brand, is ...

The fashion industry might not be the first that comes to mind as a superuser of fossil fuels. But modern textiles rely heavily on petrochemical products that come from many of the same oil and gas ...

Polyester and nylon clothing, being plastic-based, shed micro- and nanoplastics that carry hormone-disrupting chemicals, and wearing these synthetic fabrics can interfere with the body’s hormonal ...

It takes 200 years for polyester clothing to break down meaning that every piece of polyester clothing ever made still exists today. Even for the most conscious consumers, it can be a challenge to ...

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You may own a fleece top or two made from plastic soda bottles. Recycled polyester, or polyethylene terephthalate, known in the industry as PET or just “chip,” is old hat. The US fleece specialist ...