PlastfriPolyester
Petro-synthetic
High plastic. The world’s most-worn plastic. Made from PET — the same polymer as soda bottles.
What polyester is
Polyester is polyethylene terephthalate — PET, the same polymer as soda bottles — melt-spun into thread. It is the most produced fiber on earth: over half of all new textile fiber is polyester, which is why it dominates fast fashion, activewear, linings, and home textiles.
Every wash of a polyester fabric sheds plastic microfibers, and the fiber itself never biodegrades. Cheap, wrinkle-free, quick-drying — and permanent.
How Plastfri scores it
Polyester scores 100/100: fully synthetic, petroleum-derived, persistent. A product’s score is the percentage-weighted plastic share of its listed composition, so a 65/35 poly-cotton blend scores 65.
The same weight applies everywhere: a product's score is the percentage-weighted plastic share of its listed fiber composition, and every weight is public.
Scored products containing polyester
- Ejendals TEGERA SubZero 629530/100
- Chelsea Name Shirts & Gifts Chelsea Name T-Shirt33/100
- Curtarra Kate Cotton Blend Silky Curtains35/100
- Triumph Merino Base Layer Top39/100
- Novo Mattresses Cannon Fiberfill Pillow50/100
- Threads 4 Thought Corissa Triblend Fleece Zip Hoodie51/100
- Bergans Nordmarka Favor Outdoor Pants Women65/100
- Loloi Rugs ELE-03 NATURAL / MULTI100/100
- Tracksmith Twilight Split Shorts100/100
- Diadora SUPER LIGHT SHORTS 5"~100/100
- SOAR Running Men's Marathon Shorts~100/100
- Vitality Daydream Pant100/100
Scores marked ~ rest on incomplete material evidence; (est.) rows were estimated from product text rather than a listed composition. Browse the full database →
- Cotton — 0/100
- Linen — 0/100
- Lyocell (Tencel) — 5/100
- Wool — 0/100
Keep reading
- Is polyester plastic?
- Is recycled polyester (rPET) still plastic?
- Which fabrics shed the most microplastics?
Plastfri spots polyester for you. Scores every product while you shop — covers, dims, or labels the high-plastic ones.
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