Microfibre test method available to all
The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) has made public its test method to determine the level of microfibres shed from fabric during domestic laundering.
It was made available to stakeholders in November 2019, and work on a pilot database continued throughout 2020. Data on 250 fabrics and yarns is hosted on the TMC Fibre Fragmentation Data Portal.
Sophie Mather, executive director of TMC, said: “It has always been our intention to publicly release this method for broader use across the textile industry and we are very excited to now do this. We are able to do so following a year of robust testing and use by our members, and with additional accreditation steps in place with the third party labs.
“We openly invite any organisations that are looking to use this method to submit results to the TMC Fibre Fragmentation Data Portal. Opening it up will increase the scale of understanding at a global level, which is an essential step as the textile industry seeks to reduce the level of microfibre shedding.”
Image credit: TMC
