The fashion industry is the 2nd most polluting industry in the world, just after the oil industry. How can we think about the future of the sector if we can’t imagine the future?
In most countries where garments are produced, untreated toxic wastewaters from textiles factories are dumped directly into the rivers. Mercury and arsenic in water or the use of fertilizers for cotton production are some of the damage.
That’s why I will talk about three examples of how scientific biodegradable garments can help the planet.
#1 The Plant and Algae T-Shirt
Is built from pulped eucalyptus and beech from sustainably managed forests and algae grown in bioreactors. This product is made from natural and finishes in nature. This light and soft T-shirt come with the idea of “Just bury it in the ground when you’re finished with it”. The T-Shirt is Made up of over 75,000 different species.
#2 The Mushrooms are the future
Inspired by the MATERFAD, wearable mushrooms are more than such a PETA-approved ‘leather’. Muskin made fabrics from the skin of a mushroom, developed by Italian textile-design manufacture GradoZero Espace. Muskin is an economically viable, biodegradable, and non-toxic alternative to animal leather. Water-resistant and super soft.
#3 Let’s use something not biodegradable
In the Netherlands, 1.5 million kilos of gum end up on the street every year, making it the second most common litter after cigarettes. To solve this problem, Amsterdam association with the fashion brand Explicit and the sustainability company: Gumdrop, join to create the first shoe made from chewing gum. The key of the campaign is: “By buying these shoes, you contribute to the solution; by wearing them, you show your support.”
