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<p>The Department has not made (actual) assessments of the impact of the design and
manufacture of textiles on environmental microplastic pollution. Defra recently funded
a project to develop and validate methods to detect, quantify and characterise microplastics
and microplastic fibres from textiles used in clothing in rivers and their sediments.
The techniques were tested on urban and rural rivers, and it was found higher levels
of microplastics were present in the urban river.</p><p> </p><p>Defra provided grant
funding of £860000 to WRAP's Textiles 2030, which began in 2021. The programme brings
together brands & retailers representing more than 62% of all clothing placed
on the UK market to drive industry collaboration on circular design, circular business
models, (resale, rental, subscription, repair, recycling) and closing the loop on
materials (recycling).</p>
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