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Are Next-Gen Synthetic Fibers the Future of Sustainable Textiles?

Modern Farmer

Both durable and efficient, with no need for farmland or vast amounts of water, it threatened to leave natural fibers like cotton in the dust. percent of the world’s farmland but uses 4.7 Polyester was once thought to be a wonder fiber. It turns out the miracle thread made from oil isn’t so recyclable. Enter next-gen synthetics.

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