Sustainable fashion – how biotechnology can reduce the environmental impact of clothing

The fashion industry is negatively impacting our environment. It is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions - the same as global aviation and maritime shipping combined - and 20% of global water pollution. And once we’re done with our clothes, the majority ends up in landfill.

CPI in Teesside, UK, is supporting a biological fashion revolution that could reduce pollution and waste in the industry. In this video Clare Trippett, Chief Technologist at CPI, explores sustainable biotechnology fashion solutions including:

- Microbes that digest polymers to recycle textiles
- Growing leather from the cells of a cow

Science and technology are providing an alternative route for producing and recycling textiles. But we need to ensure we can scale-up these technologies so that they’re cost-effective, viable solutions for fashion’s waste problem.

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Great💙💙I totally agree I have always had this idea and opinion tkss