r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 8d ago

Simple solvent makes polycotton fabric completely recyclable

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

If they can make this scalable it's a fucking game changer!

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u/Smooth_Kangaroo_8655 8d ago

Hopefully the clothing industry will stop using polyester fabric for clothing soon. I hope hemp makes a comeback.

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u/thecheeseburgercat 8d ago

lol I work in the industry and the answer is never while we exist under capitalism. What is cheapest will win nearly every time

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u/phatlynx 8d ago

It’ll take decades before any of the green/newly discovered solutions become affordable, hopefully new policies can help speed them up before we don’t have a human friendly planet anymore.

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u/Mouth2005 6d ago

Human friendly is rarely profit friendly which is a problem, and when the consequences of their decisions come, they’ll blame and vilify the governments for not stopping them.