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ClearHuman Perceptions of Recycled Textiles and Circular Fashion: A Systematic Literature Review
A systematic literature review of 100+ studies on recycled textiles and circular fashion found that consumers generally hold positive attitudes toward sustainability benefits but are deterred by perceived quality risks, with emotional and functional value perceptions varying by product type.
Consumer Preferences in Germany for Bio-Based Apparel With Low and Moderate Prices, and the Influence of Specific Factors in Distinguishing Between These Groups
Researchers surveyed 1,673 German consumers about preferences for bio-based apparel, identifying two consumer clusters accepting moderate price premiums for bio-based rain jackets and finding that sustainability motivation and price sensitivity were key factors distinguishing acceptance groups.
Avoiding synthetic fibres by choice: Strategies employed by businesses and their policy recommendations
Researchers interviewed fifteen companies actively working to avoid or reduce synthetic fibre content in their products, identifying strategies including wool and cotton specialisation, plastic-free brand identities, and supply chain redesign, alongside policy recommendations for reducing synthetic textile production at scale.
Laundry Care Regimes: Do the Practices of Keeping Clothes Clean Have Different Environmental Impacts Based on the Fibre Content?
This study examined how different textile fiber contents influence the environmental impacts of clothing care, finding that synthetic fiber garments generate more microplastic shedding during washing while natural fibers have other environmental trade-offs. Laundry care choices and fiber content both affect how much microplastic pollution is released into wastewater from household textile washing.
Role of Consumer Attitudes and Policies in Increasing Sustainable Buying Habits in the Fashion Industry
Researchers surveyed consumers across diverse regions and demographics to assess attitudes toward sustainable fashion purchasing, finding that policies, financial barriers, geographic setting, and physical barriers all influence willingness to choose sustainable over fast fashion products.
Exploring Consumer Engagement in Response to Sustainable Social Media Content and Brand Identity of Fashion Brands
This marketing study examines how sustainable social media content and brand identity affect consumer engagement with fashion brands. While not a science paper, consumer behavior toward sustainable fashion is relevant to demand for lower-microfiber synthetic textiles.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainability and Changing Consumer Behavior in the Textile Industry. Is it Significant?
This study examined how COVID-19 affected consumer behavior and sustainability attitudes in the textile industry. The pandemic increased awareness of hygiene and health, but the relationship between environmental concern and sustainable purchasing behavior remained complex. Understanding how crisis events shift consumer priorities informs marketing strategies for sustainable fashion brands.
Measuring Saudi Mothers’ Awareness of Sustainable Children’s Clothing
This study surveyed Saudi mothers' awareness of sustainable children's clothing, including knowledge of fabric types and the health implications of synthetic fibers on sensitive infant skin. The results showed limited awareness of sustainable textile options, relevant to broader discussions about textile microfiber exposure in everyday clothing.
Tracing Fiber Sustainability
This review examines the sustainability claims surrounding textile fiber production in the fashion industry, addressing widespread consumer misconceptions and greenwashing practices that misrepresent the environmental impact of various fiber types. The authors analyze how misleading environmental labeling — particularly for synthetic fibers that shed microplastic particles during use and washing — obscures genuine sustainability assessments and hinders meaningful industry progress.
Perceived Environmental Implications of Clothing Maintenance Among Consumers in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Researchers examined South African consumers perceptions of the environmental impacts of clothing maintenance, finding limited awareness of how washing and drying practices contribute to water pollution and microfiber release.
Eco-friendly or eco-threat? The environmental risks of natural and semi-synthetic fibers
This review examines emerging evidence that natural and semi-synthetic textile fibers (cotton, viscose, wool) contribute significantly to environmental microfiber pollution, comparable in scale to synthetic fibers. The authors challenge assumptions of negligible ecological impact and call for natural and semi-synthetic fibers to be included in microplastic pollution assessments.
Social Perspectives towards Biobased Products and Textiles
Researchers conducted a qualitative analysis of European stakeholder surveys to compare consumer, business-to-business, and public procurer perceptions of biobased products and textiles, identifying behavioral motivations and concerns and making recommendations to accelerate market inclusion of biobased alternatives to conventional plastic-derived materials.
Fragmented fibre (including microplastic) pollution from textiles
This review examined fragmented fiber pollution from all textile types including natural, regenerated, and synthetic fabrics, finding that all textiles release fibers throughout their lifecycle from manufacturing to washing to disposal, and that natural fiber shedding has been underestimated relative to synthetic fibers in pollution assessments.
Fast fashion revolution: Unveiling the path to sustainable style in the era of fast fashion
Researchers examined the relationship between fashion orientation and fast fashion purchasing behavior, including how attitudes toward sustainable clothing consumption moderate these choices. They found that fashion orientation strongly influences purchase intention and actual buying behavior, but that sustainable clothing awareness can temper fast fashion consumption. The study highlights the environmental costs of fast fashion, including microplastic-generating textile waste, and calls for greater consumer education.
Promoting Sustainable Consumption: The Roles of Consumers’ Domain-Specific Environmental Knowledge and Personality Traits
This study adapted the environmentally responsible behavior model to examine how domain-specific environmental knowledge and personality traits influence sustainable consumption in the textile and apparel sector. Results showed that both subjective and objective environmental knowledge, mediated by personality factors, significantly shaped pro-environmental consumer behaviors.
Examining Practices of Apparel Use and End of Life in New Zealand
Researchers investigated laundry practices, garment lifetime wear, and end-of-life disposal behaviors for woollen and synthetic-blend knitted jumpers in New Zealand through an anonymous online survey. Results showed woollen garments were worn more times over their lifetime and washed less frequently than synthetic blends, with important implications for microplastic fiber shedding and textile waste in the region.
Trends in the Fashion Industry. The Perception of Sustainability and Circular Economy: A Gender/Generation Quantitative Approach
This study surveyed consumer perceptions of sustainability and circular economy concepts in the fashion industry across gender and generational groups, finding significant differences in awareness and willingness to adopt sustainable purchasing behaviors.
Research on the Intention to Purchase of Fabric Saints : Based on the Theory of Consumption Value, Green Purchase Intention, and Green Purchase Behaviour
This study surveyed Indonesian consumers to examine how consumption values including functional, social, and emotional dimensions influence green purchase intentions for sustainable fabric products, finding that multiple value types positively predict environmentally conscious buying behavior.
Examining the Relationship Between Label Awareness and Eco-Consciousness in Clothing Consumption
Researchers surveyed 102 Singaporean consumers on eco-label familiarity, knowledge, and eco-consciousness in the clothing industry, finding that while female consumers reported significantly higher eco-consciousness than males, label familiarity and knowledge did not differ by gender. A small but significant positive correlation between label familiarity and eco-consciousness was identified, while the attitude-behavior gap in sustainable fashion remained persistent.
An Empirical Analysis of Sustainable Denim Washing Technology in the Apparel Industries
This study empirically analyses sustainable denim washing technologies in the apparel industry, evaluating the environmental performance, economic viability, and consumer acceptance of biodegradable and non-toxic wet and dry washing processes compared to conventional chemical treatments.