Science 2 by Ronan Henretty https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53 Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2018-05-23 19:35:30 UTC 2025-10-01 23:19:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Materials needed to make Polar Fleece 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263157946 Polar fleece  is made out of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and Bottles or even recycled fleece

]]> 2018-05-23 19:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263157946 Polar fleece's effect on the environment 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263159196 Nearly 2,000 polyester fibers can shake loose from a single piece of clothing in the wash. Unfortunately, those tiny plastic bits are making their way into the ocean. Polyester is heavier than water which makes it so that the little pieces will float down and animals will eat them

]]> 2018-05-23 20:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263159196 Polar fleece is damaging to the environment 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263159829 Synthetic garments are the biggest source of micro plastic pollution in the oceans.]]> 2018-05-23 20:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263159829 Effects on the major ingredient in Polar fleece 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263160288 Polyester fleece sheds teeny tiny microfibers in the wash water.


]]> 2018-05-23 20:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/263160288 How Polar fleece is damaging the environment 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264884291 Up to 1900 fibers can be washed off one garment every time it is washed.
The production of polyester uses harmful chemicals, including carcinogens, and if emitted to water and air untreated, can cause significant environmental damage]]> 2018-05-31 20:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264884291 What happens after 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264886126 That passes through the waste treatment plants and ends up in watershed.
Where they not only add to our terrible problem of plastic pollution in the ocean, they are also eaten by animals in the ocean.

]]> 2018-05-31 20:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264886126 How much pieces of fiber shed in the wash? 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264887223 UP to 1900 or 2000 pieces of fleece can be wahed off one piece of clothing in a wash.]]> 2018-05-31 20:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264887223 What are the chemicals that polyester produces? 8017532 https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264887594 The production of polyester uses harmful chemicals, including carcinogens, and if emitted to water and air untreated, can cause significant environmental damage.]]> 2018-05-31 20:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/8017532/ep6g8frqxh53/wish/264887594