Subscribe to Sustainability with Sarah Kent, an investigation into fashion’s efforts to do better by people and the planet. Plastic, Plastic EverywhereAugust is a sleepy time for the fashion industry, but it’s been a month of high drama for international negotiators focused on hammering out the world’s first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. That means the plastics crisis is a fashion crisis and it’s drawing more regulatory scrutiny to the sector. Some health-conscious consumers are seeking out “clean fashion” brands that offer plastic-free products altogether. The bottom line: Plastic fashion isn’t going away, but neither are the questions around its environmental and health impacts.