OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

Synthetic fibers and our oceans

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

First we heard about the world’s biggest garbage dump – made up of the detritus of our time: plastic bottles, plastic bags, DVD cases  – floating in our ocean. About 44 percent of all seabirds eat plastic, apparently by mistake, sometimes with fatal effects. And many marine species are affected by plastic garbage—animals are known to …

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Asbestos – and fire retardants.

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

A half century ago, asbestos – a ” 100% natural” material by the way –  was hailed as the wonder fiber of the 20th century.   It was principally used for its heat resistant properties and to protect property (and incidentally, human lives) from the ravages of fire. Because of this, asbestos was used in virtually all industrial …

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