Can we though? Like, sure, as a personal choice, I could prioritize clothes made from non-plastics (and I do, though not religiously), but is there enough cotton and such available on the planet to meet every individual’s clothing needs? Because if we want to talk about it at a “reducing microplastics being generated” level, that’s what’s required in the end.
Plus supply and demand means that prices follow demand, so everyone doing this will drive up organic based clothing prices and drive down plastic based clothing prices.
Not saying we shouldn’t try to adjust our individual patterns, just that it gets more complicated as it scales up.
Can we though? Like, sure, as a personal choice, I could prioritize clothes made from non-plastics (and I do, though not religiously), but is there enough cotton and such available on the planet to meet every individual’s clothing needs? Because if we want to talk about it at a “reducing microplastics being generated” level, that’s what’s required in the end.
Plus supply and demand means that prices follow demand, so everyone doing this will drive up organic based clothing prices and drive down plastic based clothing prices.
Not saying we shouldn’t try to adjust our individual patterns, just that it gets more complicated as it scales up.