Recycling

Company creates baby shoes that can dissolve in water

Company creates baby shoes that can dissolve in water

This company has created durable baby shoes that can be dissolved by boiling them in water once your child has outgrown them. Source: Jesse Milliken/YouTube Woolybubs founders Jesse and Megan Milliken started the Portland, Oregon-based company because they felt guilty about how often they threw away clothes that were too big for their three children. …

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Recycling to close synthetic fabric window on petrochemicals

Recycling to close synthetic fabric window on petrochemicals

As the decarbonization trend accelerates, fossil fuel players are counting on petrochemicals to keep a foothold in the global economy. Synthetic fabrics provide such a niche. However, the window of opportunity is shrinking as the fabric recycling industry expands, as illustrated by the firm UNIFI and its partners. The materials industry discovers recycling Not so …

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