Sustainable Thread, Now with Israeli Startup Twine

The fashion industry uses up 20% of the world's water and then dumps it back into waterways as wastewater. To make just one kilo of dyed thread, 70 kilos of water are required. This process creates enough wastewater to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools every year.

Enter Twine, an Israeli startup that dyes threads digitally, operating the same way that a color printer works on paper.

Currently, threads are dyed in Asia, using up a lot of water, and then shipped to various Western countries for approval, and then shipped back to Asia for production. Just the shipping alone creates a large carbon footprint.

Twine not only obviates the need for this cumbersome and wasteful process, but it will also revolutionize the entire industry, changing the way clothes, shoes, upholstery, and so much more are manufactured.

Read more about it here.

Off to enjoy a bit of local (ocean) water here, till next time!


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