124) Everything we need to know about microplastic pollution right now with Rachael Miller

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

kaméa chayne

Nature, Alternative Health, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Health & Fitness, Science

4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

What do we need to know about how microplastic pollution impacts our health and the health of our natural ecosystems? Why can natural microfibers shed from our clothes also be problematic when they wash down the drain?

Sharing her wisdom here is Rachael Miller, the Co-Founder of Rozalia Project and the Founder of Cora Ball, a solution that keeps microplastics from our clothing from washing down the drain. Let's dive in!

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HIGHLIGHTS

[9:23] Rachael explains how our clothing and textiles break apart and shed microfibers.

[11:42] Why our clothing made from natural fibers (and not just synthetics) can also be problematic.

[15:47] Rachael talks about how her team designed Cora Ball through biomimicry.

[25:16] Rachael: "Everyone who wears and washes clothes is part of this problem... And everyone who wears and washes clothes can be a part of this solution."

[27:41] Rachael: "Unlike microbeads, there is no one solution here."

[29:41] Kaméa: "How do you think we can move towards a more preventive system?"

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1:25.3	What do we need to know about microplastic pollution and how it impacts our health and the health of our natural ecosystems?
1:33.7	Why do we need to be wary not only of microplastic fibers shedding from our clothing and textiles,
1:40.0	but also the natural fibers that shed from our clothes as well?
1:47.0	That's just the tip of the iceberg of what you'll hear today. I'd like to take a moment to thank our sponsor, Arbor Tees,
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