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Microfibers usually use plastic bottles and other containers sent for recycling. We need to simply eliminate that stream of waste. Banning single-use plastic is an absolutely necessary step - but the effort needs to be global, or at least rich countries need to force major polluters (Coca Cola etc) to act globally if they wish to retain access to local markets.

Look for the materials on the tags. Polyester, nylon, rayon, spandex, etc are all synthetic fibres. However, clothing that is labelled as being made of natural fibre ("100% cotton", for example), can still be stitched with synthetic thread. I am sure regulations on this vary from country to country, however.

100% cotton