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As efforts to crack down on plastic pollution grow, sustainability experts have been pushing for fashion brands to use less plastic-based materials. For technical sportswear that requires certain materials for thermal protection, it’s been harder to move the needle. Now, sail racing league SailGP has collaborated with plastic-free apparel startup Mover and grassroots organisation A Plastic Planet to create what they say is “the world’s first plastic-free technical sportswear”.