07/10/2026

MicroWeave-TEX launches its podcast series on YouTube and Spotify

MicroWeave-TEX has launched a new podcast series dedicated to analysing the issue of microplastics and microfibres released into the environment.

The series consists of eight episodes, recorded with representatives from the academic, scientific and business sectors in various European countries.

These interviews will explore the origin of textile microplastics, their effects on the environment and health, the methods used to detect them, and the solutions being developed to reduce their release.

The interviewees in this first series are:

Prof. Lucyna Bilińska, Head of the Research and Development Department at The Biliński Company.
Ugnė Gliaudelytė-Ulrikė,PhD student at Kaunas University of Technology.
Matilde Azubel, Member of Proluo, a Spontaneous Generation group at the Universitat Politècnica de València.
Vassilis Papadakis, Professor in the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering at the University of West Attica, Greece.
Piotr Jakubiak, CEO of Dywilan Company.
Dr. Arūnas Balčiūnas, Senior Researcher at Klaipeda University.
Aitana Senabre, R&D Project Manager at AITEX.
Dr. Chiara Vita, Researcher and Scientific Head of the QuMAP Laboratory at PIN – Polo Universitario di Prato, University of Florence.

With the aim of bringing this knowledge to an international audience, the content will be available in English, Spanish, Lithuanian, Polish and Greek.

The first episode is now available to watch and listen to on MicroWeave-TEX’s official YouTube and Spotify channels. From now on, a new interview will be published every week to offer different perspectives on this environmental challenge and on the role of research, education and the textile industry in the search for more sustainable solutions.