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And unless we're going organic consider the impacts of eutrophication and other chemical discharge/byproducts.
There isn't a silver bullet in material sustainability besides non-consumption. And we usually don't know (or agree) enough to weigh externalities against each other.
Its important that we study, assess, and (hopefully) mitigate the release/impact of micro plastics because their isn't a plausible path toward the textile product's industry to reduce it's carbon footprint in line with the UNFCCC without relying on recycled polyester.
"In remote areas, we establish systems to intercept plastic waste before it ends up in landfills, gets burned, buried or tossed into rivers or oceans."
So still might be more interesting than the recycled water bottles everyone else is sourcing but maybe disingenuous for them to be using the "ocean plastic" language still.