All Biodegradability articles
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OpinionResponsible textile production: What will the future cost?
Alexa Dehmel reflects on how the price of sustainable materials will evolve over the next decade.
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ArticleUnifi launches Repreve with CiCLO for biodegradable synthetics
The company debuts biodegradable Repreve with CiCLO, tackling synthetic microfiber pollution with a globally scalable solution for circular performance textiles.
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News briefsTernua advances circular economy goals with new collection
The Spanish outdoor brand’s FW 25-26 collection focuses on sustainability, featuring circular materials and technical innovation for outdoor enthusiasts.
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ArticleOrthoLite Cirql unveils new biodegradable midsole technology at ISPO Munich
Cirql Zero offers complete biodegradability and scalability and aims to reshape sustainability standards in the footwear industry.
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News briefsAward-winning biodegradable puffy jacket premieres at ISPO Munich
The innovative outdoor garment, designed to disappear in five years, highlights sustainability and collaboration in the performance apparel sector.
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ArticleSpinnova partners with fashion accessories brand
The innovator of sustainable textiles partners with ASK Scandinavia to produce eco-friendly bags, advancing sustainable textile innovation in the fashion accessories market
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News briefsMammut and Unless Collective commit to protect mountain ecosystems
Swiss outdoor company Mammut and the US streetwear label Unless Collective are launching their second joint limited edition for International Mountain Day (Dec. 11), consisting of biodegradable hoodies and T-shirts that are produced responsibly – all in the name of protecting mountain ecosystems. “The mountains are our playground, and we ...
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SponsoredA circular solution for the footwear industry
Discover the world’s first biodegradable and industrially compostable comfort and performance foam technology for footwear
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News briefsSimplifyber successfully closes new funding round for cellulose-based material innovation
Source: Simplifyber Simplifyber, a U.S. start-up company founded by designer Maria Intscher-Owrang, has finished a funding round, generating $3,5 million to back up the go-to-market of the company’s regenerative material that aims to make weaving or knitting obsolete. The product Simplifyber is a cellulose liquid based on ...
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News briefsLenzing gets confirmation of its fibers‘ biodegradability by marine institute
Source: Scripps Lenzing Group, the Austria-based provider of branded ingredients Tencel, Lenzing Ecovero and Veocel, has just received new scientific proof of its product’s biodegradability. Results of experiments conducted by the University of California’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in San Diego published in October confirmed that ...
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ArticleDegradability of threads and fabrics in the spotlight at Coats and Cocona
Two relevant textile supply companies just announced new technologies to enhance and speed up the biodegradability of textiles in the landfill. Source: Coats EcoRegen British industrial thread company Coats has developed a biodegradable thread, EcoRegen, to support its customers’ sustainability agendas. The new sewing thread is made ...
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OpinionBiodegradability: The next battle in the war of greenwashing?
One of the main incoming extra features attached to synthetics this spring is biodegradability. Synthetics have come in for much criticism as they are seen as the primary source of plastics in the ocean, so would it make sense to have the visible part of them break down quicker: Is ...
