Materevolve, LLC was hired by the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) to design and facilitate an invite-only 50 person workshop centered around addressing Microplastics from the Textile Sector.

Together with OPC, Krystle Moody Wood and Carolynn Box designed the workshop in line with the California Microplastics Strategy’s two-track approach (solutions and research) to address microplastic pollution in California, to accelerate knowledge exchange and identify recommendations to reduce microplastic pollution from the textile industry, including treated natural and man made cellulosic fibers. It also resulted in recommendations for textile related microplastic research priorities.

Attendees included a range of stakeholders from the textile industry/private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), federal and state government agencies, and research institutions.

Taking place on March 18-19, 2025, the workshop featured a series of panel discussions, followed by small group activities, to allow all participants to voice additional solutions, prioritization of solutions, and next steps. The workshop concluded with a prioritization activity that was designed to give insight into what participants thought were the most important and pressing recommendations to target.

Follow the link below to read more about the workshop discussion and outcomes.