WHAT WE’RE READING
Read these helpful articles to learn more about the toxic trails your clothing leaves behind.
BY DORA CHI XU
The most commonly used water repellents are what are alternately known as PFCs, PTFE, or the most common designation that we will use: PFAS.
BY ERIN BROCKOVICH PHOTO: MARK LENNIHAN/AP
The chemicals to blame for our reproductive crisis are found everywhere and in everything.
BY EPA
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals.
Chemicals are present in all parts of textile processing. This part will walk you through the production steps – from fiber to finished garment – and give you an idea of the kind of chemicals that are used.
BY RACHEL CERNANSKY PHOTO: JONATHAN DANIEL PRYCE
Despite consumer anxiety about hazardous chemicals, few players are investing in better materials.
BY TEXTILE TODAY PHOTO: PROKLEAN
A Chennai-based company, Proklean Technologies Pvt Ltd makes eco-friendly products for industries like textile, leather, and paper…
Nowadays, Globalization has been a major factor in driving changes in sectors such as the textile industry.
BY LADDERWORKS
Today I’m going to learn about how Alexandra McNair Quinn is making toxic fashion a thing of the past. Join me as I welcome Alexandra, founder of Fashion FWD.
The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world just after the oil industry. And the environmental damage is increasing as the industry grows.
BY PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Patient handout on reducing exposure to harmful chemicals while shopping and in the home.
BY ANDREA PLELL PHOTO: REMAKE
Would you reconsider that little black dress if it put your body at risk for cancer?
BY UGO DUTIL
The subject dyes is little discussed when considering sustainability and ecological footprint of a garment. We are more inclined to take into account the organic culture of the fibers, the transformation processes of these fibers or the conditions of the workers when it comes time…
BY SHARON LERNER PHOTO: ELAINE THOMPSON/AP
SHANNA SWAN IS the senior author of a 2017 study that documented a dramatic drop in sperm counts in Western countries over the past half-century.
BY ELEANOR SLY
An Indonesian village has been flooded red in a surreal scene due to water sweeping through a nearby batik factory on Saturday.
BY ALDEN WICKER PHOTO: INGRID FRAHM/GETTY
Due to lack of regulation, dangerous chemicals turn up in fast fashion, outerwear, and everything in between. Here, some ways to steer clear.
BY WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Identifying where the chemical sector can make the most transformative impact to contribute to the SDGs.
BY ADAM MATTHEWS PHOTO: XAVIER ZIMBARDO/GETTY
Near critically polluted waters like Bangladesh’s River Buriganga and Cambodia’s Mekong River, life-sustaining farms are dying, potable water has become toxic and locals are now at great risk for serious …
BY SUSTAINABLE BRANDS PHOTO: ECOTEXTILE
The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3), a multi-stakeholder collaborative that drives the commercial adoption of sustainable chemistry, has selected the 10 startups that have won the opportunity…
7 toxic chemicals hiding in your waterproof, stain-resistant, and wrinkle-free clothes
BY ARIA BENDIX PHOTO: VERA PETRUNINA / SHUTTERSTOCK
Despite consumer anxiety about hazardous chemicals, few players are investing in better materials.
WashU: Fast Fashion an Environmental, Health Hazard
The overabundance of fast fashion — readily available, inexpensively made clothing — has created an environmental health crisis, according to a new paper from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Mass Fainting and Clothing Chemicals
The current state of regulation, as 1,000 new chemicals enter the U.S. market every year…