The RITE Conference on sustainable textiles attracted over 400 delegates – this huge audience shows the concern for environmental issues and sustainability in textiles. Ridgwell Press had a stand, and people were very interested and pleased that teachers are creating projects for textiles in schools which look at recycling, sustainable resources and future textiles. They were very interested in the Biofibres, Plastic bottles into fibres and Knitting with paper.
Interesting presentations included Eco-labelling, Organic cotton, Defra’s sustainable clothing roadmap, Levis mission for sustainable jeans, Timberland, Finisterre, Patagonia and Invista. Have a look at any of their websites for useful informatio.
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