FASHION FOR GOOD: LATEST PROJECT TRANSFORMS AGRICULTURAL WASTE INTO FIBRES

24 February 2022, Mumbai:

Fashion for Good launches the ‘Untapped Agricultural Waste Project’ to validate and scale technologies that can successfully transform agricultural waste into sustainable textile fibres.

With catalytic funding provided by Laudes Foundation, Fashion for Good partners Adidas, BESTSELLER, Vivobarefoot and Birla Cellulose, and six innovators, the consortium project will assess the technical feasibility of natural fibres created by the selected innovators using agricultural waste such as rice husks, hemp, wheat straw, banana and pineapple.

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A KEY AREA FOR DECARBONISATION

Agricultural waste poses significant challenges for farmers in South and Southeast Asia and in many cases, the waste is not repurposed and is often burned. Up to 92 million tonnes of agricultural waste is burned annually in India alone.

THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE

The 18 month ‘Untapped Agricultural Waste Project’ brings together Fashion for Good partners adidas, BESTSELLER, Vivobarefoot and supply chain partner Birla Cellulose as well as six innovators to explore innovations that can repurpose agricultural waste into viable new natural fibre blends.

TOWARDS FURTHER IMPACT

This first phase of the project concludes in December 2022.

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