The GC3 Innovators Roundtable brings the supply chain together to help solve sustainability challenges and promote the use of green chemistry.
The GC3 Innovators Roundtable brings the supply chain together to help solve sustainability challenges and promote the use of green chemistry.
The focus of this blog is to share examples of innovations in resource efficiency, waste reduction, and products made using renewable inputs.
Recycling old textiles into new textiles is one way of reducing waste. However, scaling textile recycling will require coordination between designers, buyers, collectors and recyclers. I have written about how to increase clothing utilization, a strategy that is preferable to buying clothes and recycling them at the end of their useful life. However, recycling is […]
Clothing utilization must increase if we are to achieve a new textiles economy, i.e., one that is founded on circular systems Some facts According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation textiles report Clothing production has doubled in the past 15 years driven by a growing middle class and people spending more on clothes. Clothing utilization has […]
Strategies for phasing out substances of concern and replacing with safer chemistry include managing input chemistry, educating designers and stimulating green chemistry research
In a textiles economy, materials need to be safe and healthy so that they can be used again and again without any negative impact
Circular frameworks include the circular economy and cradle to cradle. Both are the opposite of the linear economy and use circular business models to reduce waste
The importance of circular textiles are being established by the Ellen McArthur Foundation, Global Fashion Agenda and Fashion Positive PLUS.
The textile industry needs to implement new business models designed to reduce consumption and waste. Apparel production has doubled since 2000, driven by an increasing middle class and rising consumer demand
Probiotic live bacteria and yeast cultures can create a selection of safer chemicals. Made from natural resources, the resulting chemicals are completely biodegradable, and non-toxic, which offers relief, especially in textile and leather manufacturing.
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