{"id":9134,"date":"2026-03-11T13:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textirama.be\/textile-industry-seeks-solutions-for-microplastics-within-its-own-ranks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:16:53","slug":"textile-industry-seeks-solutions-for-microplastics-within-its-own-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textirama.be\/en\/textile-industry-seeks-solutions-for-microplastics-within-its-own-ranks\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile industry seeks solutions for microplastics within its own ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9134\" class=\"elementor elementor-9134 elementor-9030\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff6d3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aff6d3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb8be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fb8be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Material choice, weaving techniques, and adjustments in the production process can solve a significant part of the microplastics problem in textiles. With knowledge and insight into how microplastic emissions occur, the sector encourages designers and consumers to make better choices. In addition, recent insights show that material selection, weaving techniques, industrial cleaning, and washing machines with special filters can significantly reduce the release of microplastics during use.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9736c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9736c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Synthetic materials remain the most widely used in the textile industry. Every year, about half a million tons of synthetic fibers go into textile production. They are cheap, strong, light, stretchable, water-repellent, and more. However, they release microplastics at every stage: during production, throughout the entire life cycle, and later as waste. Microplastics are very small plastic particles, between 5 mm and 1 nanometer, that arise from use, wear, and waste.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c6db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0c6db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">During the production process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f493fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f493fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is estimated that almost half of all microfibers are created during the production process. At every stage of handling synthetic materials, microplastic emissions can be released. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pew.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/articles\/2025\/12\/19\/eu-should-seize-opportunity-to-curb-microplastic-pollution-from-apparel?\">source: PEW.org<\/a>).<\/p><p>Thanks to recent studies by organizations such as the Microfibre Consortium, knowledge sharing is improving and practical solutions are being developed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9e9a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db9e9a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The microplastics washing machine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df9717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1df9717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Washing-machine-S-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Washing-machine-S-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Washing-machine-S-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Washing-machine-S-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Washing-machine-S-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Washing-machine-S.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb21e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb21e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Textiles continuously lose fibers. Simply wearing clothing already causes fiber loss, but it is especially in the washing machine that microplastics enter sewers or soil via wastewater. Because a washing machine is a closed environment, small efforts can produce large results.<br>Special filters can capture a large proportion of microfibers. They can also be installed afterward, but unfortunately they are not yet standard. In industrial cleaning processes, filtration systems are already common. They stop more than 90% of microfibers thanks to:      <\/p><ul><li>Centrifugal separation<\/li><li>Ultra-fine mechanical filters<\/li><li>Lint and microfiber separators<\/li><li>Chemical and membrane filtration (UF\/RO)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2681ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2681ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A design challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089d790 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"089d790\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d08e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d08e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WHITE-BV-S.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9049\" alt=\"Botega Veneta Summer 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WHITE-BV-S.jpg 520w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WHITE-BV-S-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(c) Bottega Veneta Winter 2026 Show<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b606b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b606b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RED-BV-S.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9046\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RED-BV-S.jpg 520w, https:\/\/textirama.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RED-BV-S-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(c) Bottega Veneta Winter 2026 Show<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c602a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c602a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Loose-fiber fabrics such as fleece (a classic example) shed the most fibers. The current fashion trend is very \u201cfluffy,\u201d featuring fuzzy soft jackets and long loose fibers. The question is whether aesthetics should give way to sustainability\u2014or whether design itself can provide the solution.   <\/p><p>Apparently, it can. Shedding can be greatly reduced by spinning stronger fibers and producing tighter weaves. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microfibreconsortium.com\/2030\"><u>Microfibre Consortium<\/u><\/a>, a group that researches microfibers and proposes solutions within the textile industry, has built a data portfolio on fiber shedding from more than 600 different fabrics.  <\/p><p>This research shows that good design\u2014using stronger fibers\u2014even for fleece and fluffy fabrics can reduce fiber emissions by 80\u201390%, provided that the material receives a finishing treatment that strengthens it and better protects it from shedding.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39cfbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c39cfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Also beyond fashion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2039f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f2039f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although attention is often focused on fashion, we should not forget technical textiles and interior textiles. Technical textiles are a rapidly growing sector used in many industries, including medical protective clothing, geotextiles, road construction, and agriculture. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6036680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6036680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Europe wants to do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04477d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b04477d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EU is beginning to address the problem seriously.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae96ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bae96ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong> Ban on intentionally added microplastics<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Since 2023, many products containing added microplastics have been restricted under <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/chemicals\/reach-regulation_en\"><u>REACH<\/u><\/a>. A well-known example is toothpaste.  <\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong> Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (2024)<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>This framework allows the EU to impose requirements on products (including textiles) concerning sustainability, lifespan, and fiber loss.<\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li><strong> Textile waste regulations (2025)<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>New European rules aim to reduce textile waste and stimulate the circular economy. The polluter pays. <\/p><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong> Future measures (in preparation)<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p>Work is underway on:<\/p><ul><li>washing machine filters<\/li><li>product standards for fiber loss<\/li><li>extended producer responsibility<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fe088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35fe088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1a8ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db1a8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microplastics make it clear that textiles are no longer a simple sector.<br>It is simultaneously chemistry, material technology, agriculture, interior design, and fashion.<\/p><p>The industry seeks solutions for microplastics within its own ranks<\/p><p>The major shift now taking place in Europe is actually fundamental:<br>textiles are no longer seen only as a consumer product\u2014but as an environmental technology product.<\/p><p>And perhaps that is the real change:<br>not \u201cwhich clothes do we buy?\u201d but what does a fiber still mean in a circular economy?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d67f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17d67f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>More content like this? 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