Sustainable Materials

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Sarah king is now a fashion blogger

Like many young people, Sarah king, you buy a new outfit every couple of weeks to try and keep up with the latest trends.

"When I was 16 or 17, I would buy you a new outfit for a party, and on each payday, fueling is based new outfits, trendy and popular, or what contributed celebrities or my friends," she said.

Now with a sustainable fashion, of course, below the belt, the 26-year-old digital marketing executive and is part of a growing movement back on disposable products returned.

In the visor, is prompted by the growing waste and sustainability crisis in The Fashion Industry .

Extinction of the Rebellion wants us to stop buying clothes, which they did for a year in a "fashion-Boycott "

new clothes, like a decade ago. It is far More Than all the other European countries.

with nearly a third of burned or disposed on a landfill.

On top of the often poor working conditions for textile workers, the The Fashion Industry .

the global climate protest movement, the Extinction of Rebellion is to ask to buy for people new clothes to Rotate for a year in a "fashion-Boycott "

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So, as fashion-lovers like Sarah get their fix in a way that will have a minimal impact on The Environment ?

A new Generation of innovative bio-materials may offer part of The Solution is to replace wasteful textiles such as cotton and leather,

While leather is a by-product of the meat Industry , much of the skin is discarded, and large amounts of water and nasty chemicals are often used in its production. Meanwhile, faux-leather alternatives to reduce the often hundreds of years in order to biologically.

Possible solutions to this Piñatex, a leather-like substance, the discarded pineapple leaves, which is already in the collections, and

another of the mycelium, the root system of the fungi - a, which is used to create, food, packaging and textiles.

When the Mushrooms are abundant and do not need a lot of looking, The Material can be grown in a solid Form within a couple of Days .

substances derived from Mushrooms leather-look-a-likes

Bolt Threads used to create mycelium, the Mylo "leather", which has been installed. It also has its vegan "silk", the yeast of organic.

"I've noticed that the consumer is interested in now is much more interested in the search for a sustainable alternative," said Jamie Bainbridge, bolts, threaded' head of product development.

"The current alternatives to leather, such as polyurethane, are very inexpensive. But they are often petroleum-based, the breeding of cattle, is good for The Environment . "

As with many innovations, the biggest challenge Mylo faces affordability - in contrast to PVC it has a similar amount of real leather costs.

It also remains to be seen whether production can be scaled up to a point where it hit High-Street shelves can.

cotton alternatives

such As leather, cotton is very resource-intensive, with over.

As 40% of The World 's clothing is made from cotton, you will find an eco-friendly alternative is one of the priorities for a sustainable textile developers.

Tencel, also known as Lyocell, is an alternative, which for decades on the edge of fashion.

It is processing through the extraction of cellulose fiber from trees and its production is thought to use up to 95% less water than cotton.

the cotton is Very similar in feel, it is a component of many High-Street clothing items forms.

the Austrian Lenzing group says it is to see "strong demand" for the fiber and construction of The World 's largest Lyocell factory in Thailand.

"This expansion underscores to improve Lenzing's commitment, the ecological footprint of the global textile Industry ," says company head Stefan Doboczky.

But, most manufacturers are likely to continue to use cotton as it remains cheaper.

Dr. Richard Blackburn , a Sustainable Materials expert at the Leeds School of Design, is a Big Fan of Tencel. He believes that this extraction method could be extended to other high-cellulose plant by-products such as stems and leaves, to create different types of sustainable fiber.

But he adds that consumers need to act sustainably in every area of your life.

"It's all about trade-offs and there is no simple answer. It is not a case of, "if we switched to a fabric, the disappearance of all our environmental concerns'. "

Buy better, buy less

When buying ethically is important, the most in the area of sustainability agree that consumers need to buy less, higher quality items.

"I don't think you should consider buying any item of clothing, unless you commit to wearing 30. Unless you can't do that, you start to be sustainable. Create a waste problem," says Dr. Blackburn.

In recent years, shoppers have clothes that can be considered " as a disposable article," thanks to the favorable prices and the skillful positioning of the brand, says Kate Elliot, sustainability expert at Rathbone Greenbank Investments .

fiber from the pineapple leaves are used to a leather-like material

believe you that you are now falling out of love with "you buy a piece of clothing to wear it And Then clamp it to land in one of the containers".

"The topics were about fast fashion for decades, but people have become much more aware of the environmental and social costs. "

blogger, Sarah bought only seven items of clothing in the last year, combined with rental for special events. You agreed to a shift in the perception of the key is to help the consumers change their habits.

"It's difficult, because you can get what you want with fast fashion at The Click of a button. Purchase takes ethically more time, but it will take time, and I think that is what is for the true fashion. "

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Source of news: bbc.com