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Matter works with textile brands, manufacturers through its Microfibre Assessment Programme to collect data, gain insight into sources, types, amounts of microfiber pollution released in manufacturing effluent, determine recommendations for intervention

Every 1% increase in consumer goods companies' plastic production is linked to 1% rise in plastic pollution, finds international collaborative study; top contributors to branded plastic waste reportedly include The Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo, Nestle, Danone

University of Oxford researchers comment on global plastic waste crisis, as well as opportunities and challenges in moving to a sustainable plastics economy; policies should prioritize reducing demand for fossil plastics, researchers say

Research from University of California San Diego and materials science firm Algenesis finds the company's algae-based polymers biodegrade by 97% after 200 days in water; chemical analysis shows that the polymers degrade into their starting plant materials

Toray announces development of spherical polyamide 4 fine particle that is biodegradable in the ocean; company to provide samples of the product as an alternative material for cosmetics applications, aiming to commercialize product by March 2025

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