The Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian Energy Institute scientists have discovered a method to convert lint-microfibers found in clothes dryers into a useable form of energy.
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The award-winning in-store recycling machine, Looop, first cleans the old material, followed by shredding and spinning it into yarn which is used to knit a new product. Looop is the winner of the Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.
LYCRA and ITOCHU will jointly produce the textile waste versions of COOLMAX and THERMOLITE. The EcoMade fibres will be made of textile waste transformed into fibres through a unique depolymerisation and refining process.
India’s textile industry, one of the largest in the world, has a great opportunity to lead the way in reimagining the supply and value chains through sustainable sourcing and manufacturing process.
A four-year study by the Renewal Workshop revealed 82 per cent of what is considered apparel and textile waste can actually be renewed and resold, effectively meaning brands are ‘sitting on their next supply chain’, it said.
Scientists at the University of York and the Royal College of Art are jointly working to reduce the environmental impact of the textile industry in the UK.
Sateri, the world’s largest viscose producer, has launched its sustainability vision for 2030 to guide the company’s strategic growth in the coming decade.