With clothing production leading the world as one of the highest-polluting industries, a new fiber contradicts the earth-damaging qualities of traditional materials. Ioncell technology, developed at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, uses a range of materials, including wood, recycled newspaper, cardboard and old cotton to make fabric. This is good news for an environment scarred by cotton production and the development of synthetic fibers. The new and improved material can also be...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/ioncell-technology-creates-eco-textile-clothing-fibers-from-birch-trees
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