Taylor Swift fans have been given a stern warning about the damaging impact their glitzy Era's Tour outfits could have on the environment . Around 700,000 people are expected to watch the singer perform in London as she takes to the stage in Wembley Arena for an impressive eight show run. It's become a tradition for fans to create attention-grabbing outfits to watch Taylor , but Swifties have now been warned against using sequins and glitter in their outfits.
It's estimated that more than 3,500 tonnes of glitter have been used by fans attending the Eras Tour in the UK so far. Glitter and sequins are predominantly made from the microplastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which don't biodegrade and instead remain in the environment. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US .
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Glitter and sequins are also almost impossible to recycle due to their small size and mixed composition. Instead, they're often filtered out and designated as waste, contributing to the growing problem of landfill mass. Graham Matthews, sustainability expert from BusinessWaste.
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