Why Fashion Needs to Make a Bigger Effort to Be...
If fashion is to move to the future, sustainability must be at the forefront, which means moving away from synthetic, microplastic-producing textiles. And Plastic Free July might just be the opportune time to examine the benefits of moving toward natural fibers like cotton.
Cotton to Compost: Transform Waste Management in the Textile Industry
Why Composting: Composting is a remarkable sustainable practice that transforms natural materials into nutrient-rich soil amendments. Reducing GHG Emissions:. Compost not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but also helps remove additional CO2 from the atmosphere....Reframing Our Journey to Net Zero
Textile manufacturing could hold the key to reducing fashion’s carbon footprint and the journey to net zero emissions. Focusing on textile manufacturing could lead to substantial emission reductions, enabling the industry to meet its sustainability goals.
Sweet Solutions: Transforming Cotton Waste into Sugar
Typically when a garment end its lifecycle, it can be repurposed, recycled, or disposed. Matt Farrell, Textile Chemistry Research Manager at Cotton Inc. explains recent research where textile cotton waste is turned into glucose sugar a.k.a. sugar and then used in everyday projects.