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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle Environment correspondent

‘Forever chemicals’ in school uniforms could be banned under proposed law

Students in school uniform
Many school uniforms contain high levels of microplastics and forever chemicals. Photograph: Fredrick Kippe/Alamy

The volume of microplastics and potentially harmful “forever chemicals” in school uniforms should be restricted, experts have said, as they urge peers to back two amendments to a crucial bill.

The children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which applies mainly to England and Wales and is at committee stage in the House of Lords, is poised to introduce new regulation on the cost of school uniform items, as well as the number of branded uniform items schools can require pupils to wear.

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