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Untangling Sustainability to Drive Innovation and Impact
Looking for more information about biodegradability and toxicity of textiles ?
You’re in the right place!
Below are three short, accessible infosheets I wrote for The Biomimicry Institute based on a research collaboration with Leeds University. These publicly available infosheets are intended for a general textiles audience.
Infosheet #1: Understanding Biodegradation & Textiles
Learn more about what it takes for biodegradation to occur.
LISTEN: Check out this "podcast" version made using Google's AI tool, NotebookLM.
Infosheet #2: Biodegradation & Toxicity of Natural & Manmade Cellulosic Textiles
Explore the following questions: How well do natural and manmade cellulosic textiles biodegrade? What's the impact of dyes, finishes, and treatments on the biodegradability and toxicity of these textiles?
Infosheet #3: Biodegradation & Toxicity of Synthetic Textiles
In this final short summary, I explain why synthetic textiles generally do not biodegrade, and address the possibility of making them biodegradable
AREAS OF PRACTICE
~ Life Cycle Assessment
~ Circularity & Biodegradability
~ Innovation Strategy & Implementation
~ Green Chemistry & Chemicals Management
~ Human Rights
