Plastic Fashion: Not So Pretty - with Alden Wicker

Plastic clothing is not only a worldwide pollution problem but a human health threat as well.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about our rapidly deteriorating oceans, how data centers are providing heat for homes in Norway, and a new study about toxic chemicals in plumbing fixtures including shower heads. Then award-winning author Alden Wicker talks about fast fashion, and how plastic clothing is not only a worldwide pollution problem but a health problem as well. 

Plastic Fashion: Not So Pretty - with Alden Wicker

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Links from the Interview

To Dye For - How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick–and How We Can Fight Back https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705645/to-dye-for-by-alden-wicker/

Alden Wicker's website: https://www.aldenwicker.com/

Links from the News

Scientists call for urgent ocean protections as warming seas threaten ecosystems: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04062025/one-ocean-science-congress-destructive-industrial-fishing/

Data Centers are Providing Heating to Homes in Norway: https://businessnorway.com/articles/sustainability-heats-up-in-norwegian-data-centre-industry

Lead and other toxic chemicals found in cheap plumbing fixtures: https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/lead-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-popular-faucets-sold-online/3757121/

Here are the brands of plumbing fixtures you might want to avoid: Vesla, Kzh, Nictie, Hgn, Kicimpro. Vfauosit. Qomolangma