In the pursuit of discovering more sustainable alternatives for textile production, innovators have stumbled upon many creative ways to tackle the issue – some of which may be surprising.
Human waste was a common topic among exhibitors last week at MaterialDistrict, the world’s leading match-making platform in the field of innovative materials. A selection of innovators presented their concepts, many of which were still in the development stage, with a particular focus on human-produced waste – something that already exists and doesn’t require new materials.
A particularly surprising innovation was the use of human hair in the production of clothing, a concept developed by Zsofia Kollar, the founder of the Human Material Loop. “The solution is at the top of our heads,” Kollar said in her presentation. “Trash is just raw material in the wrong place.”
