Modern Farmer
MARCH 1, 2024
Textiles are a major source of microplastics in the ocean, where they weave their way into the food chain, causing untold harms to marine life. There is nowhere near enough fiber recycling infrastructure in the US, where 85 percent of used clothes and other textiles get sent to the landfill. That’s no longer the case.
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Farmer Jeremy Dunphy stands next to his four-acre test plot, brimming with flax as a cover crop, sharing what he’s learned with a crowd of 20 farmers, textile artists, designers, and educators. Scutching takes the flax straw and separates the short fibers, long fibers, shives, and seeds, through mechanical crushing and threshing.
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Modern Farmer
MARCH 4, 2024
Speckled with straw-like remnants of disintegrated butts, PuriFungi’s bloomy rind-covered ashtrays have steadily caught the eyes of municipal officials and event organizers looking to promote awareness—and develop outlets—for proper cigarette disposal. Left: Native fungus isolated from creosote-treated wood.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
This morning, while he waits for help, he reaches a pitchfork up into a back compartment of the machine to pull out the straw that got stuck. Patrick adjusts the bolts that control the straw-release door on the back of the machine so its open 6 inches wider than it was, and then he and Hedgepeth climb the five-step ladder up front.
Sustainable Harvest International
APRIL 22, 2024
Opting for reusable alternatives such as tote bags, metal water bottles, and reusable metal straws makes a difference. Best Buy offers electronic waste recycling, and textiles can be recycled at specific locations or online with For Days. You can also reduce your use of plastic by reusing items you already have.
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