14 March 2026 · Lens: fiber + microplastic shed

Your "cotton" tee
is 4% spandex.
That's the problem.

Stretch components prevent recycling and shed microplastics for 200 wash cycles. We score by what the fiber actually is — not what the marketing says.

organic cotton tee
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This week's pick
Patagonia
Crew neck
100
Oolive crew tee, plain
100% naturalNo microplastics~5yr lifespan
100% natural, 0% semi-synthetic, 0% synthetic.Updated · Mar 2026
What our score reads
−35
Polyester
Each wash sheds ~700,000 microplastic fibres. Yes, your fleece too.
−5
Elastane
Stretch dies in 2 years. Your tee can't be recycled with it in.
+0.5/%
Natural fibers
Cotton, linen, wool, hemp, silk. Score scales with how much of the garment is actually them.
+0.8/yr
Lifespan
Wool 8yr. Hemp 7yr. Linen 6yr. Cotton 4yr. Polyester: longer than you, shorter than fashionable.
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