Part One: The hidden threat of microplastics and the apparel industry perspective.
Featuring:
Dr Sarah-Jeanne Royer: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Research on plastic pollution, including microfiber pollution in the ocean.
Carla Murphy: Chief Brand and Product officer, icebreaker. Change-maker in the apparel industry.
Ben Lecomte: Ocean advocate and long-distance swimmer of The Vortex Swim. Swam 350 nautical miles through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to raise awareness of ocean plastic pollution.
The Vortex Swim crew: Collected over 45,000 microplastic fragments and ocean samples polluted with synthetic microfibers.
Mary Catherine O’Connor: Award-winning reporter, environmental issues