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Conduct Science Podcast
Dr. Barbara Martinez from Conservation X Labs and Krystle Moody-Wood from Materevolve return to the Conduct Science Podcast to give an update and announce the winners of the Microfiber Innovation Challenge.
Five game-changing innovations share $525,000 prize to end microplastic pollution
A panel of seven judges made up of representatives from the clothing industry, materials scientists, conservationists, and investors, selected the winners based on criteria that included feasibility, potential for growth, environmental impact, and novelty of their approach.
Companies race to stem flood of microplastic fibres into the oceans
New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel
Year in Review: Sustainability’s New Strides
“There are exciting innovations for clothing production that are designed to have less of an environmental impact after its intended use; for example, fibers and fabrics designed to: be collected and mechanically or chemically recycled back into new textiles; biodegrade (under specific conditions); or compost into non-toxic constituents,” Barbara Martinez, open innovation director at Conservation X Labs, a technology and innovation hub based in Washington, D.C., told WWD.
Squitex, TreeKind and the Microfiber Innovation Challenge Finalists
A suite of material innovators are challenging the microfiber conundrum in a challenge billed as trying to “halt microfiber pollution.”
Conservation X Labs announces 12 finalists for $650,000 Microfiber Innovation Challenge prize fund
The finalists were decided by external panels of experts drawn from across the sustainable apparel industry, microplastics research experts, and innovation accelerators. Innovations were judged on feasibility, potential for growth, environmental impact, and the novelty of their approach.
