More than 60% of what we wear today is synthetic clothing. Sam Fisher tells us why plastics are pervasive, why it matters, and what we can do.

More than 60% of what we wear today is synthetic clothing. Sam Fisher tells us why plastics are pervasive, why it matters, and what we can do.
There’s a new plastic scourge on the ocean. In the U.S., it’s a bigger problem than plastic water bottles, fishing nets, and other of the common plastic debris you see on the beach. Yet it’s invisible to the naked eye. Shocker: it’s coming from our clothes.