Textiles from plant waste project is funded

June 10, 2024  |  EcoNote

An academic researcher at the University of California, Riverside, has received a $1.45 million federal grant to advance the production of textiles from plant waste. The process, known as co-solvent-enhanced lignocellulosic fractionation (CELF), is described as a biomass pretreatment technology beca…
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Startup makes sustainable products from invasive species

May 27, 2024  |  EcoNote

INVERSA, a Tampa, Fla.-based startup, is showing that sustainable, fashionable goods can be produced from invasive and harmful species. Invasive species are responsible for the extinction of 60 percent of valuable native species.
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Nanofabrics can effectively filter dyes from wastewater

May 13, 2024  |  EcoNote

A research team at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) in Austria is exploring the use of filters made from cellulosic waste to remove potentially harmful dyes from textile wastewater. According to a report in Ecotextile News, the researchers have used waste materials, such as old cleaning…
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Navigating “Green Claims” regulatory change

April 22, 2024  |  EcoNote

Due to increasing concerns regarding climate change, consumers are seeking ways to contribute positively. Recently, the European Parliament voted to implement a Green Claims Directive, which is aimed at protecting consumers from misleading practices that could obstruct well-informed purchasing decis…
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Kyocera initiative promotes “Wear to Save Water”

April 22, 2024  |  EcoNote

Kyocera Corp. has launched the TRUE BLUE TEXTILE project to promote a new “Wear to Save Water” concept to promote consumer awareness of environmental issues. The project featured textile design exhibits by Anrealage and Vantan Design Institute in late March of this year, to coincide with World …
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Studio designs with light and a handcrafted biotextile 

April 8, 2024  |  EcoNote

Natural Material Studio’s “Lighting Works,” designed for the Mindcraft project 2023, consists of three lighting objects that showcase the studio’s handcrafted biotextiles‘ ability to diffuse light. Made from a blend of biopolymers, natural softeners and chalk, these objects feature …
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Abacá plant said to produce the strongest natural fiber

March 25, 2024  |  EcoNote

Environmental organization Parley (or Parley for the Oceans) says that it’s calling for a “material revolution,” to “change the way we make things in order to create the future,” and to that end, it is talking about the innovators and scientists who are trying to remodel the material world…
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Syre is on a mission to decarbonize the textile industry

March 11, 2024  |  EcoNote

Swedish textile impact company Syre has launched an initiative to decarbonize and eliminate waste in the textile industry through textile-to-textile recycling at hyperscale, starting with polyester. Initiated by Swedish investment firm Vargas and fashion and design company H&M Group, Syre is sup…
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Oyster shells used to insulate a new puffer jacket

March 11, 2024  |  EcoNote

Apparel company Jetty is offering a new puffer jacket with insulation made, in part, with oyster shells. The innovative material is called Oystex and is a mix of crushed oyster shells and recycled plastics. The fill is comparable to 600-fill down.
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Translucent, washable fabric is made from apple waste

February 26, 2024  |  EcoNote

Japanese studio Sozai Center has developed a process to recycle apple waste, or pomace, to make a product it calls “Adam Sheet.” Made from 100 percent apple pomace from Aomori Prefecture in Japan, one of the country’s leading apple-producing regions, the product is meant to address the amoun…
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