Make fabric from food waste

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   richb on February 16, 2021 at 8:21 am

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   This!

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   ChrisP on February 4, 2021 at 11:14 am

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   Idea: Make fabric from food waste

   Link: https://eco-age.com/magazine/sustainable-f...

   I read about Bananatex a while ago – a clever idea as loads for fruit farming leaves vast amounts of strong fibres unused.

   Fabrics Made From Fruits and Vegetables | Eco-Age

   Link: https://eco-age.com/magazine/sus

   From orange skin silk to plastic buttons from potatoes, discover the most innovative materials on the market made from fruit and vegetable fibres. 

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   Nodger on February 4, 2021 at 9:52 am

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   Idea: Make fabric from food waste

   Link: https://www.treehugger.com/new-startup-wan...

   This alredy?

   Your Next Shirt Could Be Made From Fruit and Vegetable Scraps

   Link: https://www.treehugger.com/new-s

   Circular Systems' innovative technology promises to transform food waste fibers into wearable fabric.

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   green fingers on February 4, 2021 at 9:28 am

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   Idea: Make fabric from food waste

   Link: https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/biomate...

   Like this idea and progress is being made. From an article just published: “The ASX-listed Nanollose began 2021 with the announcement of a joint patent filing with Grasim on a method to produce a lyocell version of the nullarbor fibre, a drop-in replacement for the tree pulp-derived material and made instead out of fermented food waste.”

   Biomaterials startup looks past pulp, pandemic | Australian Manufacturing Forum

   Link: https://www.aumanufacturing.com.

   Today's food byproducts will be turned into tomorrow's fashion items if Nanollose is successful. Brent Balinski spoke to the company's co-founder, Dr Wayne Best about fibres from fermentation, selling the first commercial garment made out of microbial cellulose this year, and why the growing waste-t... Read more

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