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Plastic Sunset

Plastic Sunset is a youth-driven campaign inspired by graduate research identifying key leverage points for systemic change in how we regulate plastics. Our first focus is on microplastics, where we’re mobilizing youth to push for stronger government action. Ultimately, we aim to advocate for broader, lasting plastic regulation.​

Read the report that inspired it all.

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What's My

Microfiber Footprint?

1. What type of washing machine do you use?

2. What percentage of your laundry loads use cold, warm, or hot water?

50%

25%

25%

Cold

Warm

Hot

3. What percentage of your laundry loads are small, medium, or large? (Small ≈ â…“ full, Medium ≈ ½ full, Large ≈ ¾ full)

50%

25%

25%

Small

Medium

Large

4. What percentage of your clothes are new / lightly worn, moderately worn, or heavily worn?

(New / Lightly Worn = < 4 washes, Moderately Worn = < 7 washes, Heavily Worn = 7+ washes)

50%

25%

25%

New / Lightly Worn

Moderately Worn

Heavily Worn

5. How often do you do laundry in a typical month?

Your Microfiber Footprint is...

Moderate

Your average load of
laundry produces:

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In one year,
this amounts to:

0.0

0.0

mg of microfiber

g of microfiber

That's approximately

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credit cards

15

OR

100,000

individual microfibers

every year.

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