Fashion is one of the highest polluting industries in the world, and one of its biggest problems is microplastics. These tiny particles are shed from synthetic clothing during washing, and it is estimated there are now trillions of microplastics in our oceans. The DREAM Laboratory at the University of Toronto’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is working to tackle this. Microplastics shed from synthetic clothing end up harming marine life and entering the food chain. The next step for the team’s microplastics work is creating a process suitable for industry use.
