How can the fashion industry solve the issue of synthetic textiles pollution ?

Polyester, nylon, acrylic… According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the fashion industry needs to address how more than a half a million metric tons of microfibers enters our fragile oceans every year from the industrial washing of synthetic textiles. Whilst all clothing sheds fibres when washed, synthetic particles don’t biodegrade like wool and cotton. A recent study shows that the fashion industry accounts for 35% of primary microplastics released into the ocean, comp