It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Acousweep

Climate Action / Open Lab

5 September 2024

3 minutes

The Green Machine 2.0 is a technology that can separate post-consumer polyester and cotton blends through hydrothermal treatment, enabling much-needed recycling of blend textiles.

HKRITA, H&M Foundation Launch Open Lab to Focus on Climate Action and Industry Collaboration

Open Lab, a 20,000 sq ft facility, launched by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and the H&M Foundation, is set to become a global hub for sustainable innovation, focusing on climate action and industry-wide collaboration to showcase solutions and ongoing research to enable industry to quickly adjust, iterate, pilot and scale faster.

Staff Writer

Microfibre Pollution / Sound Solution

17 April 2023

2 minutes

Acousweep utilises sweeping acoustic waves in a specially shaped chamber to physically trap and separate microplastic fibres from wastewater effectively. No chemical, solvent or biological additives are needed.

HKRITA Taps into Sound Waves to Reduce Microplastic Pollution

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has tapped into high frequency ultrasound to remove polluting microplastics from textile-apparel manufacturing facilities, preventing them from going into the sea and further damaging marine life.