A Natural Fibre World?
By Dave Giles-Kaye. If synthetics vanished overnight, could we clothe the world using natural fibres? I’ve often heard people say that we can’t grow enough natural fibre (e.g. wool and cotton) to clothe the world and that’s why we need synthetic fibres (e.g. polyester and acrylic). I thought I’d check this out.
Fashion can (and must) save us from us.
By Julie Boulton. Julie’s work has focused on using the SDGs to change and drive decision-making processes and using SDG 12 particularly to implement a circular economy more recently in textiles. This is an opinion piece outlining the impact and the opportunities we are faced with in this sector.
Textiles. A priority material for recycling and circularity.
Why should textiles be considered a priority when it comes to national and state endeavours toward achieving a circular economy in Australia?