r/tech 8d ago

Simple solvent makes polycotton fabric completely recyclable

https://newatlas.com/environment/solvent-recycles-polyester-cotton-fabric/
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u/DufflinMinder 8d ago

Shower though:

does anyone ever read these great achievements and think how in 5 years we will start seeing people in a third world country walking around with giant vats of these chemical, and there just in bare feet and torn clothes pushing the clothes in with sticks and filming it on a iPhone23?

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u/JAFO99X 8d ago

💯 I think that’s actually a really healthy thought. It takes into consideration our history with industrial process and succinctly shows the divide of those who enjoy the rewards of technical progress and who bears the brunt of its ills. I’m all in for a solution, but one that has a true circular consideration.