Laundry Day Is the New Front Line in Fashion’s Battle Against Microplastics

Patagonia has jumped on fashion’s collab bandwagon and teamed with a big-name partner on a hot new product. It’s a washing machine, made with Samsung.

The US outdoor retailer and South Korean electronics giant

they would work together on a solution to help combat the scourge of microplastics. Those are the tiny fibres shed — especially in the wash — by items including stretchy yoga wear and Patagonia’s popular…