Christmas sweaters are the culprit causing ocean pollution

Most Christmas sweaters are made from plastic and this has the potential to contribute to plastic pollution in the global oceans.

CNN quoted UK charity Hubbub as saying 95% of the 108 sweaters they analyzed, taken from 11 online and street retailers, were made entirely or partially from plastic material.

Christmas sweater is a popular gift at the end of this year.(Photo: CNN).

Acrylic is the most common type of plastic yarn found in festive season sweaters.

According to a 2016 survey conducted by the University of Plymouth (UK), acrylic fabric produces nearly 730,000 micro-fibers in each wash, many times more than polyester fabric or polyester blend with cotton.

Amid the rising trend of acrylic fabric, Hubbub warned that a normal Christmas sweater 'could very well cause plastic pollution in the ocean'.

The organization estimates that by the end of the holiday season, UK consumers will buy 12 million Christmas sweaters, although 65 million of them have been sold before, and only two of the five bought will be. have occasion to wear in the festival.

Sarah Divall - co-founder of the project at Hubbub - warned: 'Instant fashion becomes a serious threat to the natural environment and Christmas sweaters become a big deal because it contains too much plastic. '.

To solve the environmental problem, Hubbub recommends that people exchange sweaters with friends or buy second-hand goods.

The warning came ahead of the Save the Christmas Jumper Day charity event on December 13, when people in the UK were encouraged to donate festive costumes to charity.

Gemma Sherrington, chief executive of marketing and fundraising at Save the Children UK, said it had "worked hard" to ensure the annual event took place "without aggravating major climate issues. " the world faces.