###Biosourced

Herewear community:

Biodegradable vs compostable?

During a meeting between Centexbel experts and members of the Herewear community, it was possible to discuss the differences between biodegradable and compostable fibers. Biodegradable fibers decompose in a favorable environment (heat, humidity) under the action of micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, algae) and must achieve 90% biodegradation in less than 6 months. Compostable fibers are by definition biodegradable, but they must also be reusable as soil fertilizers. For a fabric to be biodegradable, it must be composed exclusively of biodegradable fibers, natural (such as cotton, linen, hemp, wool or silk) or artificial cellulose fibers (such as tencel). It is also important that its manufacturing process does not include petrochemical inputs (dyes and other finishes). Throughout the Herewear project, online sessions allow you to ask your questions to our experts on the biosourced, local and circular sector. Join our community (H2020 project n°101000632 | Centexbel photos)

###Local

Herewear x TCBL DAY in Arles:

Local biosourced models

The Camargue is a territory rich in land resources: bulls and sheep, salt and sand, vines, fruits and olives or rice and invasive plants. Their waste is largely underused and ends up in the dumpster instead of serving as secondary resources for a local and circular economy with high added value. During this day, around sixty participants, half of them online, shared their expertise upstream of the value chain. After a presentation of the territorial issues of the Camargue by the LUMA Workshop, then the current results on the upstream transformation of biosourced waste into pulp (TNO), pulp into threads (Centexbel and DITF) and thread into textiles via micro -processing factories (DITF), various workshops made it possible to work on five models of local and biosourced processing, and to create dynamics within the local Herewear community. This community brings together all external partners wishing to explore the biosourced segment as a sustainable alternative to the current textile sector. Join her (H2020 project n°101000632 | photo Centexbel)

TCBL Day x shemakes:

Welcome differences

“Six hours of conference that go by so quickly that you never want it to end!” What a great compliment at the end of the final conference of the shemakes project on November 30, at the Waag Textile Lab in Amsterdam. In the great TCBL tradition, we started with the project challenges and inspiring points of view on gender issues in the textile sector, then showed that the implementation of an ecosystem to reduce gender inequalities is the source of an alternative growth solution for the textile-clothing sector, with potentially a long-term impact. Secondly, we gave the floor to our experts and our ambassadors who thus conveyed the breathtaking energy of this project. You can see or rewatch this conference on YouTube while waiting for the book which will transcribe the significant elements. And you? If you are interested in the dynamics of the education of girls and women, on engineering techniques applied to textiles, through collaborative and open-source methods, with expert referents and ambassadors, join the TCBL community