Yes, microplastics are pervasive (“Welcome to the Plastocene,” HCN, 11/26/18). Here is a quote from the Patagonia ad in the same issue: “The newest addition to the Patagonia Workwear line, our Steel Forge Denim blends 92% organic cotton with 8% Dyneema®, a fiber that’s light enough to float on water but 15 times stronger than steel.” Perhaps HCN and outdoor enthusiasts should start as the article hints by encouraging Patagonia and other recreation retailers to exclude plastics.

Michael Newsom
Portland, Oregon

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Patagonia’s plastics

by Michael Newsom, High Country News
December 24, 2018

<h1>Patagonia’s plastics</h1> <p class="byline">by Michael Newsom, High Country News <br />December 24, 2018</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400"></span><span style="font-weight: 400">Yes, microplastics are pervasive (“<a href="https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/50.20/pollution-tiny-bits-of-plastic-permeate-our-world/view" target="_blank" data-linktype="external" data-val="https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/50.20/pollution-tiny-bits-of-plastic-permeate-our-world/view" rel="noopener">Welcome to the Plastocene</a>,” </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">HCN,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> 11/26/18). Here is a quote from the Patagonia ad in the same issue: “The newest addition to the Patagonia Workwear line, our Steel Forge Denim blends 92% organic cotton with 8% Dyneema®, a fiber that’s light enough to float on water but 15 times stronger than steel.” Perhaps </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">HCN</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> and outdoor enthusiasts should start as the article hints by encouraging Patagonia and other recreation retailers to exclude plastics.</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Michael Newsom<br /></span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Portland, Oregon</span></i></p> <div class="wp-block-group hcn-print-edition-box"> <p>This article appeared in the <a href="/?p=187674">print edition of the magazine</a> with the headline <span class="hcn-magtitle">Patagonia’s plastics</span>.</p> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/50-22/letter-to-the-editor-patagonias-plastics/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info Country News&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;quality=100&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=119779&amp;amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/50-22/letter-to-the-editor-patagonias-plastics/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/hcn.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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