Regenerative Textiles: Yarns & Fabrics
An environmental imperative
Plastic microfiber pollution is a pervasive problem.
Over 60% of today’s textiles are made with synthetic fibers1: from clothing and carpets to pillows and towels, and more. These synthetic fibers, including polyester and nylon, are composed of plastics that, when released into the environment, can remain indefinitely because they are not inherently biodegradable.
Considering that an average household generates approximately 44 pounds of dust a year, 13 of which consists of microfibers from synthetic clothing2, carpets, and furniture — the environmental impacts to our Earth can be staggering.
That’s why we were determined to invent a solution that could help mitigate the plastic microfiber pollution problem. That solution is Worry Free Plastics® technology.
A solution that mimics nature
Worry Free Plastics® synthetic textiles behave like natural fibers when they end up as pollutants in the environment.
We do this by embedding countless biodegradable spots throughout the matrix of the plastic. These spots act like nutrient sources for microbes that naturally exist in the environment.
That means, when textiles made with Worry Free Plastics®-enhanced fibers end up in environments where biodegradation can occur naturally, microbes are attracted to the fibers and then they consume and convert the synthetic textiles into nutrient rich soil (humus) that consumes carbon (CO2) for a naturally Regenerative end of life free of microplastics.