What? My Clothes Are Polluting Our Water? Derek Markham put his heart into this article. In it he cites several news sources about plastic pollution in our water. Many of the particles are microscopic or nearly so. But did you realize that using synthetic fabrics in the household contributes to plastic pollution every time you do laundry? Derek doesn’t preach at you to get rid of all your synthetics right now, as he knows that would be impractical and create waste. Visit him at TreeHugger to read the whole post. Remember, we drink this stuff. Posted by → November 24, 2014 at 12:00 PM under News and Events