Sustainable manufacturing process converting potato plant waste into a weavable, biodegradable fabric.

商业上开发最多的天然纤维纺织品是棉花。它也是对环境破坏最大的。它的耕地占全球农业用地的3%以上。水足迹研究[报告18]计算出全球棉花消费的水足迹为每年9800x109立方米。在六个月的生命周期中，这大约是每公顷每天40立方米(或40,000升)。它正在造成极端干旱和一系列其他环境问题。生态纤维和生物材料替代品进入市场表明替代是可能的。在这个项目中，Fibe将利用农业废弃物开发一种可编织纤维。

The most commercially exploited natural fibre textile is cotton. It is also the most environmentally damaging. It is cultivated over 3% of global agricultural land. Research by Water Footprint \[Report18\] calculates the global water footprint for cotton consumption to be 9800x10^9 cubic metres per year. This is approximately 40 cubic metres (or 40,000 litres) per hectare per day over a six-month lifecycle. It is causing extreme drought and a range of other environmental issues. Entry to the market of eco-fibres and biomaterial alternatives is demonstrating that an alternative is possible. In this project Fibe will develop a weavable fibre from agricultural waste.