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

Deakin University

Textile Waste / Colours

2 January 2024

With Australian state government funding support from Sustainability Victoria, Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) has developed a method to effectively recycle colour pigments from textile waste. The project builds on the concept which received the H&M Foundation Global Change Award in 2017.

And Now Colouring Polymers from Textile Waste

In a world-first, textile waste could soon be crushed and pummelled to develop pigments that could be used as colouring polymers.

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Fabric Dyeing / Waterless

19 September 2023

A Deakin REACH industry partnership with Xefco could be a gamechanger for the fashion sector, transforming how clothing, including jeans, gets its colour.

Fashion Industry Gets Closer to Waterless Dyeing of Fabrics with Australian Breakthrough

Deakin University in collaboration with innovation company Xefco has come up with a manufacturing solution that utilises an advanced plasma coating process which is completely water-free, producing no water discharge.

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Fibre Innovation / Research Project

31 August 2023

3 minutes

In the past, researchers could produce a sample of a new material, but not a whole garment. They couldn't go from lab to label before. Thanks to the new Future Fibres Facility, the final steps in that process are now available.

Australia Launches Research Facility to Help Bring Sustainable Materials to Market

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has launched the ARC Research Hub for Functional and Sustainable Fibres that promises to strengthen productivity and competitiveness of the advanced manufacturing sector and place the country at the forefront of a global shift towards functional and sustainable materials.