An environmental group in the United Kingdom wants you to think twice about purchasing and wearing an “ugly Christmas sweater” this year because the sweaters, which usually feature decorations made from plastic and metallic fibers, are contributing to the spread of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans and killing off seafaring wildlife.
CNN reports that Hubbub, a UK based environmental charity, purchased 108 ugly Christmas tops from “high street” (familiar to Americans as chain stores) and online retailers and analyzed the products for their environmental sustainability, and found that 95% of the sweaters they bought “were fully or partially made from plastic materials.”
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