San Francisco startup Unspun is the new face of the movement to cut down on emissions and waste in fashion. Its newest assignment: making work chinos for Walmart on its 3D weaving machines.
Alden Wicker
Many factors—from the size of your bottle to the age of the filter—can contribute to the count being wildly inaccurate. But even bad math shows that we’re using fewer plastic bottles.
Those ‘Bottles Saved’ Counters on Water Filling Stations Are Way ...
Nature Coatings makes a petroleum-free alternative to a widely used—and particularly toxic—black dye. But the problem it’s solving isn’t one the fashion industry is desperate to fix.
BioBlack Is a Cleaner Alternative to the Filthy and Toxic ...
Polyester is in almost all of your clothing, and it's almost impossible to recycle. Some innovators are looking beyond turning plastic bottles into fabric.
How Can Companies Recycle Clothes Back Into Clothes?
Excessive heat, ever fiercer storms, and a reliance on fossil fuels are becoming an existential crisis for the yearly festival in the Nevada desert.
Can Burning Man Pull Out of Its Climate Death Spiral?
A new leather alternative from the startup TômTex uses shrimp shells instead of petrochemicals. It looks, feels, and endures like the real thing.
Replace the Leather in Your Wallet With Seafood Waste
It’s common practice for apparel brands to hop from factory to factory in search of cost savings. Experts say this keeps companies hooked on fossil fuels.
The Fashion Industry Could Reduce Emissions—if It Wanted To
A new biomaterial created by methane-munching marine organisms can be molded into eyeglass frames, or formed into leather-like sheets.
Carbon-Capturing Sunglasses Offer a View of Fashion’s Future
By creating apparel from recyclable synthetic fabrics, fashion brands can reduce their reliance on virgin petrochemicals while also boosting their public image.