2012 - Research to find a natural way of getting waste polyester and nylon to quickly decompose.
Conservation
About This Innovation
* Rattner is executive director of the US-based Biomimicry Institute, which works to find a natural way of getting waste polyester and nylon to quickly decompose * One approach is how to break down these complicated materials in a way that actually gets rid of the toxic effects of dyes and coating * Use of biological materials, whether enzymes or bacteria, to create new materials from the synthetic materials * Aim is to take the existing mountains of clothing waste and turn them into something that's biocompatible.
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Conservation
Completion Status:
done
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