The planet
is covered
in polyester
We’re working on a way to solve this, but we can’t do it alone
The most widely used clothing fiber in the world contains a plastic that can’t be easily recycled today
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The most widely used clothing fiber in the world contains a plastic that can’t be easily recycled today
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It’s called polyester. We bet you’re wearing it right now
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Textile Exchange (2022), Vantage Market Research (2022)
It’s called polyester. We bet you’re wearing it right now
Polyester is made from oil
A critical but finite resource
Over 60 million tonnes of polyester are produced annually
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That’s enough to give every person on the planet about 40 t-shirts
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Textile Exchange, 2022
Then, we throw it away
This wreaks havoc on the planet
85
%
Over 85% of textile materials and fibers end up in incinerators or landfills
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Science Direct: Environmental impact of discarded apparel landfilling and recycling, 2021
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Science Direct: Environmental impact of discarded apparel landfilling and recycling, 2021
73
%
73% of the microplastic fibers in the Arctic Ocean are polyester, as estimated by a recent study.
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5
Nature Communications, 2021; EarthSky, 2021
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Nature Communications, 2021; EarthSky, 2021
20
kg
The carbon footprint of a single polyester t-shirt, from creation to disposal, is over 20 kilograms of CO2e
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4
Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, 2018
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Materials that linger, 2017
8,440
m
Polyester fibers were even found on Mount Everest, at 8,440 m above sea level
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One Earth, 2020
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Environmental Sciences Europe, 2021
This is a bad plan
we’re working on a better one
We're building a company that will allow polyester to be recycled at unprecedented speed and scale
But we can’t do it alone
If you want to help solve one of the biggest problems of our time,
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The people on the journey
The people on the journey
The people on the journey
The people on the journey
Meet our team
Meet our team
Meet our team
Meet our team
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CEO
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COO
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