Microfibers By Carrie Boyle Summary

Did you know that by washing our clothes we could be polluting our oceans ? Well i didn't until i read an article written by Carrie Boyle titled “ microfibers: how the tiny threads in our clothes are polluting the bay “ . In this article Boyle explains what microfibers are and how they ruining the earth . She begins by explaining that when we wash tiny pieces of thread come off some our clothes. These threads then eventually make their way into the ocean and cause a tons of damage. she explains that the fibers in the ocean can get caught in animals stomachs causing them to become unable to eat , leading to starvation. A program in San Francisco found that 80 percent of the microplastic that is in the ocean comes from fibers. A similar study