PlastfriAcrylic
Petro-synthetic
High plastic. Plastic wool. One of the heaviest microplastic shedders per wash.
What acrylic is
Acrylic is plastic imitation wool: a fiber spun from polyacrylonitrile, a polymer made from oil-refinery propylene. It fills cheap sweaters, beanies, scarves, and blankets because it costs a fraction of wool and machine-washes without felting.
In University of Plymouth wash tests, acrylic shed more microfibers than polyester or poly-cotton blends. It also pills quickly and has effectively no recycling stream — worn-out acrylic is landfill.
How Plastfri scores it
Acrylic scores 100/100, and modacrylic is treated identically. A “70% acrylic, 30% wool” sweater scores 70 — the score follows the percentages, not the “wool blend” marketing.
The same weight applies everywhere: a product's score is the percentage-weighted plastic share of its listed fiber composition, and every weight is public.
Scored products containing acrylic
- Ugerlov Women's Oversized Sweaters Batwing Sleeve Mock Neck Jumper Tops Chunky Knit Pullover Sweater22/100
- Trendy Queen Women's Oversized Cable Knit Sweaters 2026 Fall Outfits40/100
- Trendy Queen Womens V Neck Cable Knit Sweaters Oversized Cozy Fall Pullover40/100
- Turtle Fur Franz Beanie50/100
- ANRABESS Women's Cable Knit V Neck Long Sleeve Fitted Sweaters Top60/100
- PRETTYGARDEN Womens Fall Sweaters 2025 Cable Knit Long Sleeve Crewneck Casual Chunky Pullover Oversized Sweater Outfits78/100
- LILLUSORY Women Oversized Warm Cozy Knit Sweaters 2026 Fall Fashion Outfits97/100
- ANRABESS Women’s Cable Knit Oversized Fuzzy Cotton Blend Sweaters~100/100
- Fersten Worldwide FP510100/100
- Fersten FP510100/100
- Uvex Unilite Thermo Plus Safety Glove (est.)~75/100
- Flame Resistant Winter Beanie (est.)~93/100
Scores marked ~ rest on incomplete material evidence; (est.) rows were estimated from product text rather than a listed composition. Browse the full database →
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Plastfri spots acrylic for you. Scores every product while you shop — covers, dims, or labels the high-plastic ones.
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