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Microfibres from synthetic clothing ending up in water, fish.
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January 28, 2020
After recent stories about a retail practice that sends unsold clothing straight to landfill, Global News looks at clothing and how the microfibres from our clothes have a significant impact on pollution and ecology. Melanie Zettler reports.
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Microfibres from synthetic clothing ending up in water, fish.02:14 | January 28, 2020
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Crown drops charges against construction company in fatal Barrie crash02:15 | September 25, 2023
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Doug Ford says he will reverse Greenbelt land swap decision03:31 | September 21, 2023
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Ontario cabinet member Kaleed Rasheed resigns from role, PC caucus03:00 | September 20, 2023
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Couple secretly filmed with hidden camera at London, Ont. Airbnb01:55 | September 12, 2023
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Greenbelt area residents say Ford should kill development plans02:47 | August 10, 2023
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Ontario hospitals pivot to virtual care02:08 | August 3, 2023
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Ontario inches closer towards 10-year housing goal02:06 | July 27, 2023
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Ontario boosts pediatric health care funding by $330M a year02:22 | July 19, 2023
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Ontario plan to mandate life jackets for young children closer to becoming law01:49 | July 10, 2023
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Students standing in solidarity with Waterloo school stabbing victims01:47 | June 30, 2023
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Ontario man homeless after leg amputated02:05 | June 20, 2023
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Family of missing Barrie woman speaks out02:30 | June 19, 2023
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Extreme fire hazards in Ontario’s cottage country02:13 | June 6, 2023
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Ontario lowers minimum age requirement to apply to lifeguard to 1501:55 | June 2, 2023
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Microfibres from synthetic clothing ending up in water, fish.02:14 | January 28, 2020
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Crown drops charges against construction company in fatal Barrie crash02:15 | September 25, 2023
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Doug Ford says he will reverse Greenbelt land swap decision03:31 | September 21, 2023
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Ontario cabinet member Kaleed Rasheed resigns from role, PC caucus03:00 | September 20, 2023
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Ontario plan to mandate life jackets for young children closer to becoming law01:49 | July 10, 2023
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Microfibres from synthetic clothing ending up in water, fish.
Description
January 28, 2020
After recent stories about a retail practice that sends unsold clothing straight to landfill, Global News looks at clothing and how the microfibres from our clothes have a significant impact on pollution and ecology. Melanie Zettler reports.
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