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3D weaving technology, AI-designed fibres and leather made from waste fish scales are among the sustainable fashion innovations on display at an exhibition in London
By Madeleine Cuff
25 June 2024
Unspun says its 3D weaving technology can make trouser legs in 10 minutes
Unspun
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There are so many ways the fashion industry is harming the planet. Pesticides used to grow crops to make natural fabrics like cotton are reducing biodiversity. Toxic dyes pollute waterways. Fossil fuels are used to make synthetic fibres, often woven into cheap clothes bought by the armful and worn just a few times before they are discarded. This kind…
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