Nearly half of of women's clothes for sale on some of the leading online websites are made entirely from new plastics, according to a study.
The BBC writes on June 11, 2021, Half of fast fashion made of new plastics, finds report.
Research completed by Royal Society for the Arts (RSA) found on average 49% of clothing made by Boohoo, Prettylittlething, Missguided and Asos were made of polyester, acrylic, nylon and elastane, with only 3% of those clothes containing recycled plastics.
The BBC writes on June 11, 2021, Half of fast fashion made of new plastics, finds report.
Research completed by Royal Society for the Arts (RSA) found on average 49% of clothing made by Boohoo, Prettylittlething, Missguided and Asos were made of polyester, acrylic, nylon and elastane, with only 3% of those clothes containing recycled plastics.
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