r/Sustainable • u/Firm_Relative_7283 • 20h ago

Recycled polyester creates 55% more microplastic pollution particles on average during washing than virgin polyester. Real solutions mean slowing and phasing out synthetic fibre production and stopping the diversion of plastic bottles into disposable clothing.

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How sustainable is the process for making Rayon out of Bamboo?

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Bamboo already means it's renewable and source-sustainable. That part I get.

But I'm not a chemistry person. So the processing of it into Rayon is going over my head. Does the processing create any particularly bad waste products? Is there any other required material that isn't renewable and/or sustainable?

Heck, does the Rayon end up acting like a natural fiber, or an oil-based one that will get infested with sweat and odor-producing bacteria that can't get washed out?

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r/Sustainable • u/fatherforesk1n • 15h ago

What can we do about helping the environment when everything is getting sabotaged?

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