Preserving the planet’s environment is critical to human survival, and the textile industry is in a better position than many to change humanity’s impact on the climate.
Plant fabrics have been in existence for a long time. It’s just that the cultivation and processing techniques are unsustainable and very damaging to the environment.
Plants have been used to create fabrics for thousands of years. These plant-based sustainable fabrics can be one of the best choices for your wardrobe as they
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.”
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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
3D printing can also make the #fashion industry more sustainable by reducing material wastage.
https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/9585/implementing-sustainability-in-fashion-textile-industry
3D-printed clothes have reached mainstream fashion; you can even find them on the runway.
3D printing is becoming increasingly popular and is helping revolutionize the fashion industry!
The fashion industry should also consider other sustainable practices, say like, using biodegradable plant dyes.
This idea for making leather out of plants is revolutionary and just what the fashion industry needs.
Plant fabrics have been in existence for a long time. It’s just that the cultivation and processing techniques are unsustainable and very damaging to the environment.
There are so many ideas for biodegradable plant fabrics!
https://thetechfashionista.com/plant-based-sustainable-fabrics
A lot of clothes end up in landfills in third world countries. Biodegradable textiles are thus a good solution for this problem.
Wow. Check out the spray-on clothing technology in action during the Paris Fashion Week.
Check out this video about instant clothes from liquid fabric. This is the future of the fashion industry!
I read about Bananatex a while ago – a clever idea as loads for fruit farming leaves vast amounts of strong fibres unused.
This alredy?
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.”