#polyesters — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mastodon.social/@greenpeace/115650407839633653

since re-booting my #sewing life, i’ve learned how insidious the #petromafia is in #fashion with #polyesters.

when we made our clothes, we learned fabrics #tech. #globalization for #consumerism killed that knowledge.

most people don’t know polyesters don’t burn, they melt ―and that will kill you in a fire.

you know what’s the least flammable fiber? sheep wool.

no wonder Italy’s military uniforms are sewn in the finest of EU wools ―industries historically protected from capitalist predation

Biobased Polymer Is Suitable for Closed-Loop Chemical Recycling

Tricyclic lactone made from renewable building blocks turned into a recyclable polyester

https://www.chemistryviews.org/biobased-polymer-is-suitable-for-closed-loop-chemical-recycling/

#biobasedpolymers #chemicalrecycling #polyesters #polymers #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews