Upcycling 'Fast Fashion' to Reduce Waste and Pollution (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

Upcycling 'Fast Fashion' to Reduce Waste and Pollution

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Recycling cotton-polyester clothes is closer to reality with a new method that can (1) dissolve the blended materials, (2) separate the cellulose and (3) spin new lyocell-like fibers.

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Simone Haslinger/Herbert Sixta, Ph.D.

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Please credit: Simone Haslinger/Herbert Sixta, Ph.D.

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