Category: Textiles, Fashion, Sports and Footwear
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Introducing Vivobarefoot’s compostable shoe (Financial Times)
The footwear designed to leave no trace
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Sustainable fabric printing by using pre-consumed cellulosic textile wastes: The effect of waste particle content
Sustainable fabric printing by using pre-consumed cellulosic textile wastes: The effect of waste particle content
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Bio-inspired Materials Showcase Potential for Protective Equipment and Textiles
Bio-inspired Materials Showcase Potential for Protective Equipment and Textiles
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Renewcell is bankrupt
Stockholm District Court approves Re:NewCell’s bankruptcy application — EU circular economy is crumbling down due to unsound EU macroeconomic policies.
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‘Black Panther’ Costume Designer Launches bioplastics 3D-Printed Handbags
‘Black Panther’ Costume Designer Launches Otherworldly 3D-Printed Handbags
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What happens to used NL Textiles?
This study aims at empowering the government and value chain stakeholders to better contribute to the creation of a circular and fair value chain for post-consumer textiles.
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TotalEnergies Corbion and Bluepha partner on textiles
Bioplastic Value Chain Partnership Delivers New Sustainable Textiles
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World’s first plant-based fur bag
Ganni makes BioFluff bags from “world’s first plant-based fur”
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Here’s how a lingerie brand designed its new undies to be totally biodegradable (FastCompany)
Here’s how a lingerie brand designed its new undies to be totally biodegradable (FastCompany)
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Dahsheng Chemical launches biobased Insole
Dahsheng Chemical Leads Eco Innovation With Supercritical Foam, Delivering A Lower Carbon Footprint Insole With Superior Performance
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Quicksilver goes seaweed bioplastics
Quiksilver introduces seaweed-based plastic alternative
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New technology to recycle clothes (Aarhus)
Scientists have come up with a technology to recycle used clothes rather than simply burning them
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3D printed compostable shoes
Vivobarefoot and Balena Science Devise 3D-Printed Compostable Shoes
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Staying Ahead of the Game, TenCate Begins Making Synthetic Turf Without Using PFAS (FREE)
TenCate removes trace amounts of PFAS found in a processing aid used in the manufacturing process. This is a FREE article
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Oxfam & The Salvation Army are dumping textile waste in Kenya (FREE)
Oxfam International and The Salvation Army are dumping second hand clothes in Kenya. This is a FREE artricle
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Michigan stadium and campus farm trials compostable packaging
OCS, Athletics, and the Campus Farm are piloting the possibility of composting waste from football games at the Campus Farm.
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Kenyan Senator calls uncontrolled exports of Second Hand Clothing to Kenya ‘Dumping’ (FREE)
Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana has described the exportation of sub standard textiles, plastics and synthetics into Kenya from developed countries as “dumping”. This is a FREE article
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PUMA goes for chemical recycling
PUMA Scale-up Their Textile-to-textile Recycling Technology, Creating All Future Replica Football Kit Using RE:FIBRE Technology
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Textile Materials Market Report 2023
The Materials Market Report has been the leading source for global fiber and materials production volumes for the last decade.
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New Puma sneakers turn into compost
I’m sure the commercial composters will love being flooded with all kinds of compostable items such as shoes, packaging, furniture, clothing …. Shoes turning into compost …. what a funny idea 🤣😜🤡
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Mitumba Association of Kenya denies Second Hand Clothing imported into Kenya has any Environmental Impact (FREE)
Six months after Clean Up Kenya collaborated with the Changing Markets Foundation and Wildlight to release a groundbreaking report on the environmental impact of Second Hand Clothing (SHC) exported into Kenya from the United Kingdom and the European Union, the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK), a lobby group for Kenya’s SHC importers, has released a rebuttal report claiming…
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Polestar goes for bioplastics seats
Polestar aims for a “truly climate-neutral car” by 2030 — ‘Climate neutral’ claims are the same kind of greenwashy language as ‘net zero’ claims. If you’re an honest company, you should drop claims such as net zero, climate neutral, etc.
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Chemist Unlocks Plastic Alternatives Using Proteins and Clothing Scraps
Challa Kumar has developed methods to create novel plastic-like materials using proteins and fabric
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Will the fashion industry outgrow PET bottles if chemical recycling for textiles takes off?
As concerns about fast-fashion waste gain more attention, well-funded startups and longstanding chemical companies are starting to scale up the textile recycling market.
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Bananatex produces compostable jersey made from Abacá banana plants
Textile company Bananatex has developed a biodegradable lightweight jersey fabric by extracting fibres from the stalks of Abacá banana plants.
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Pakistan develops solution for textile waste
Pakistan develops solution for textile waste
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Lignin Coating for Geotextiles
Lignin Coating Makes Geotextiles Made From Environmentally Friendly Natural Fibers Durable
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Fashion Brans Switch from plastic to paper packaging
Analysing data from an exclusive consumer survey, it unpicks shoppers’ real opinions on key sustainability topics. It delves into fashion customers’ evolving mindsets versus their actual purchasing habits, as well as their willingness – or lack thereof – to pay for sustainable fashion.
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New Public-Private Partnerships Look to AI and Enzymes to Break Down Plastic and Textile Waste
Protein Evolution Partners with Agile BioFoundry and the Joint BioEnergy Institute to Decarbonize the Chemicals Industry
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The Dark Secret of Polyester
PET is the most circular plastic and it’s future is supposed to be prosper but social media influencer(s) may well put an abrupt end to this fairy tale. To tell you the truth, I’m a bit uneasy with what I’ve just seen and heard. How could I have missed that one.
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EU and France Keep sending fashion trash to Kenya (FREE)
There seem to be some some EPR funds embezzlement in France and EU when it comes to textile waste sent to Africa. This is a FREE article
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NatureWorks video on 3M Golf Tournament (video)
What I really like about NatureWorks’ sponsorship of the 3M Golf open is that it gives the ability to NatureWorks’ senior management to enjoy a couple of days off at the golf course …. and that makes people happy … it’s nice working a NatureWorks. In the meantime … I think …. NatureWorks is going…
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HO Sports Unveils biobased Water Ski
HO Sports Unveils Sabre Water Ski, Displacing Traditional Petroleum-Based Materials With Checkerspot’s Biobased Foam Core. New Sabre Water Ski Developed in Partnership with Biotechnology Company To Bring High Performance Biomaterials to Water Sports Industry
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ASICS releases sneaker with biobased polymers
Asics Unveils Lightest Ever Co2E Emissions Sneaker, Emitting Just 1.95Kg Per Pair
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UAE goes eco-friendly abayas
Forward-thinking companies are embracing sustainable solutions to help the UAE go green – including turning plastic bottles into clothing and crafting biodegradable abayas.
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Syrians earn a living by turning plastic waste into rugs
In Syria’s rebel-held northwest, recycling is changing lives by cleaning the environment and providing income opportunities, all while tackling plastic waste.
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Vivobarefoot and Circ Partner on Chemical Recycling
Vivobarefoot announces partnership with Circ to work on chemical recycling for circular footwear
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Artificial grass a huge contributor to marine plastic pollution crisis
A recent study has uncovered that tiny plastic fibres used to produce AstroTurf often wind up in water bodies close to major cities, posing a substantial threat to ocean ecology.
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The Annual NatureWorks ‘3M Open’ Greenwashing Circus (FREE)
I’ve received a few questions from readers in the last couple of days if PLA contained PFAS. Why do I get those PFAS questions at the same time? I realised it was because the “3M Open” golf tournament took place recently. This is a FREE article.
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Leonard DiCaprio Invests in vegan shoe company
Leonardo DiCaprio invests £4million into vegan trainers company as bosses praise his ‘genuine love for the brand’
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Introducing ROOTS: Biodegradable 3D-Printed Designer Footwear
Material science company Balena & Designer Kitty Shukman Harness 3D-Printing, Uniquely Compostable Materials & Nature to Create Eco-chic Designer Slides
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New Plant Based Levi’s 501
Innovating an Icon: With plant-based, hemp selvedge, and circular versions of its iconic 501®, Levi’s® is showing that even one of the most classic apparel items in modern history can be a platform for innovation with a sustainability lens.
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Circular economy for textiles: taking responsibility to reduce, reuse and recycle textile waste and boosting markets for used textiles
Today, the Commission is proposing rules to make producers responsible for the full lifecycle of textile products and to support the sustainable management of textile waste across the EU.
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Allbirds Unveils Design Of World’s First Net Zero Carbon Shoe
Today, Allbirds revealed its highly anticipated M0.0NSHOT, the world’s first net zero carbon shoe — and is already urging the rest of the fashion industry to follow suit by giving away its entire toolkit.
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EU Commission PEF Sustainability Tool is a bit Disconnected from Reality
The EU Commission recognises sometimes that their policy ideas don’t make sense.
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The future of fabrics – UPM and VAUDE think beyond recycling
UPM Biochemicals and VAUDE, a sustainable and innovative supplier of outdoor apparel, will produce outerwear made with bio-based chemicals and demonstrate that the textile industry can start the shift towards renewable materials today.
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REI Co-op launches new multi-terrain trail shoe using biobased materials
REI Co-op enters the running shoe business with the Swiftland MT, its first multi-terrain trail shoe designed using recycled and bio-based materials
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Paris to ban single-use plastic at 2024 Games
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis.
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Fashion greenwashing glossary: what do ‘biodegradable’, ‘closed loop’ and ‘degrowth’ really mean?
Our experts lift the veil on some commonly used fashion marketing terms, and what they actually mean in practice
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Geno and Lululemon Partner on Bio-Nylon (Video)
Together, lululemon and Geno are bringing high-performance, plant-based nylon to the global market, offering the same look and feel as nylon, but with a renewable beginning.
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Position on the EU Green Claim Directive
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has responded to the Substantiating Green Claims Directive, which was proposed by the European Commission on March 22.
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Just Stop Oil Interrupts World Championship Snooker Match (Video)
Just Stop Oil activist who disrupted snooker game is Exeter University student. He forced a World Championship snooker match to be cancelled after leaping on a table and throwing orange powder all over it.
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PrimaLoft Introduces Insulation with Ocean Bound Plastic
PrimaLoft Inc., a global leader in advanced material technology, takes another important step forward on its Relentlessly Responsible™ mission with the introduction of PrimaLoft® Insulation with Ocean Bound Plastic.
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Local sustainable brand offers compostable undergarments
Local sustainable fashion brand Kent has come up with a solution to the problem of what to do with old underwear.
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Stella McCartney Launches First Biosequin Jumpsuit
Together with Radiant Matter, we proudly debuted the world’s first garment crafted from BioSequins in the April 2023 cover story of American Vogue – photographed by the legendary Annie Leibovitz on model, eco-activist and House friend Cara Delevingne.
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Modular Sneakers for the Circular Economy
Industrial designer Diogo Pimenta recently launched modular sneakers he envisioned for the circular economy (CE) – a production and consumption model based on two complementary loops similar to natural, biological cycles.
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AFRY project partner in TreeToTextile sustainable textile fiber demo plant in Sweden
TreeToTextile, owned by H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, Stora Enso, and LSCS Invest, invested €35 million in constructing a textile fiber process technology demonstration plant in Sweden
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Zero Waste Europe Says No to Clothes Made of PET Bottles
Materials must stay within their loop to ensure a true circular economy. Bottles to bottles, textiles fibres to textile fibres
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Virent and Patagonia Partner on Biobased Jacket
Working with Virent, Patagonia successfully manufactured its first fully biobased product, the SugarDown Hoody.
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Dow Caught Greenwashing on Shoe Recycling
Reuters investigation raises serious doubts over authenticity of Dow’s Singapore shoe recycling program — I think it’s beyond greenwashing; it’s fraud.
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Can Clothes Ever Be Fully Recycled?
The world’s first commercial-scale textile recycling mill is a milestone in tackling fashion’s colossal waste problem.
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PHV Joins Fiber-to-Fiber Consortium
Leading fashion company joins fiber-to-fiber consortium founded by Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon
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Fairbrics Raises €22 M for its CO2-Based Polyester Fiber
Fairbrics Raises €22 M to Bring to Market its CO2-Based Polyester Fiber and Reduce the Textile Industry’s Carbon Footprint
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The Stealth Export of Waste Plastic Clothes to Kenya (FREE)
Textile waste, which is actually plastic waste (polyester), branded as second hand clothing for Africa. Is the export of second hand clothing a calamity for Africa? This is a FREE article
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Winchester Ammunition Launches Biopolymer Shotshell Wads
Winchester Ammunition Launches Environmentally Friendly Shotshell E-Tech
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New Study to Explore Upcycling the Microfibres Released from Laundering Clothes
Xeros Technology has partnered with the University of Surrey to jointly fund pioneering research to upcycle the microfibres captured from laundering clothes into a useful, and valuable carbon material.
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CNBC Article on a New Line of Compostable Fashion
Hate fast fashion? You can compost this new streetwear clothing line
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New 3D Printing Process Enables Sustainable Fiber Composite Components
New 3D Printing Process Enables Sustainable Fiber Composite Components Modeled On Nature’s Example
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Samsung and Patagonia Partner on Microfiber Cycle and Filter
For over a year, Samsung and Patagonia have been working together to address the challenge of microplastics shedding during the laundry process and polluting oceans and other bodies of water.
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Australian Designer Develops Bioplastic Fashion
Melbourne fashion graduate Amy Cottrell is creating innovative pieces from biodegradable plastic
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The New York Times Article on Notpla
Companies are turning to more natural ingredients, such as seaweed, to produce biodegradable packing for their luxury timepieces.
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Hexcel Launches HexPly Nature Range
Natural fibers combined with bio-derived epoxy resins provide sustainable options for Industrial markets. This is old news from 2022
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Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge Announces Finalists
Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge Announces Fourth Edition Finalists Ahead of Final Event. Accelerating inclusivity in fashion, five entrepreneurs will present innovative business ideas to a jury panel of experts, including Tommy Hilfiger and activist Halima Aden, for a chance to win €200,000
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C&A and Traceless Materials Partner on Bioplastic Hooks
C&A and traceless materials join forces to reduce plastics in packaging.
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Gucci Launches Bioplastic Watches
Gucci takes a stand for the environment with its bio-based Dive watches that are made from an unexpectedly sustainable material.
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Stella McCartney and Protein Evolution Partner on Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling
The British designer is working with plastic recycling company Protein Evolution Inc to create recyclable resources from polyester and nylon textile waste.
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US Enzymes Recycling Technology for Bottles and Textiles
Scientists Discover Enzymes That Could Make It Cheaper To Recycle Waste Polyester Textiles and Bottles Than Making Them From Petroleum
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Anellotech to Develop Chemical Recycling for Mixed Waste Textiles
Anellotech to Advance Development of Tex-TCatTM, an Efficient Recycling Technology for Mixed Waste Textiles
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C&A and Levi’s to Trial Compostable Polybags
Fashion brands to trial compostable polybags
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Adidas Project to Increase Use of Biobased Plastics in the Textile Industry
Call for bio-based textile research projects
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Gore Tex Goes Ocean Plastics
Introducing new GORE-TEX Laminates made with recycled BIONIC textile
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Company Launches Compostable Plastic Slides
Materials science company Balena has announced the launch of what it claims are fully compostable slides made from 100 per cent biodegradable plastic.
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Bioplastics Sports Sunglasses
AARN Uses NYLAARN Bio-Plastic to Create Premium Sports Sunglasses with Screw-less Hinge
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Fashion Brands Linked to Russian Oil
Fashion brands’ hidden links to Russian oil in a time of war
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Bioplastics Couture Collection
bioplastic couture collection explores sustainable fabric options made at home
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Brilliant World CUP 2022 Marketing by Brewdog (FREE)
BrewDog Is The Proud Anti-Sponsor Of The World F*Cup — When the Scottish brewers get into politics. This is a FREE article
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Rittec Develops New Technology for Chemical Recycling of Textiles
German innovator RITTEC has demonstrated the feasibility of chemically recycling polyester from polycotton blend fabrics as part of the DiTex research project.
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Fashion Green Claims May be Misleading Says EEB
Rules in development to compare fashion products may give a limited picture of real environmental impact making them unfit to back up green claims, NGOs warn — The greenwashing accusation towards the fashion industry becomes systematic
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Biobased Polartec Power Shield
Announced today, Polartec®, a Milliken™ & Company brand, launches its all-new bio-based Polartec® Power Shield® fabric technology setting a new standard for sustainable weather protection.
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Toray Bio Polyester Headsets
Toray Develops ”Ultrasuede™ nu” using 100% Plant-based polyester for Headrest Covers of ANA Green Jet
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Fashion and Objects from Wheatgrass Seeds and Roots
Grass Roots Are Grown into Compostable Garments and Functional Objects
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Compostable School Backpack
Biodegradable school backpack created to tackle plastic pollution — Once you don’t need them anymore, you can throw them in your compost bin … 🙂 🙂 🙂 … Good luck with that!
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PU Foam Shoe Degrades in the Ocean
Polyurethane (PU) foams were developed that rapidly biodegrade in the ocean — Why on earth would we want to develop a shoe that degrades in the ocean? To encourage people to dump their shoes in the ocean?
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Bioplastic Fashion Bag
The bag’s intricate geometry was made possible with the help of 3D printing.
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Partnership to Recycle Synthetic Grass (FREE)
TenCate Grass launches first-of-its-kind synthetic turf recycling program in the US. Joint program with ExxonMobil and Cyclyx International designed to help solve longstanding challenge: how to efficiently recycle synthetic grass. This is a FREE article
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