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Fashion for Good’s Biosynthetic Feedstock Evaluation looks at the feedstocks behind biosynthetic materials like PLA and weighs the risks of crops such as corn and sugarcane. It argues that responsible sourcing and strong certification can alleviate and mitigate these risks.
The undersigned PROs and business associations launch the Textile PRO Forum, a unique voluntary initiative designed to harmonize and share best practices for effective and efficient implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility for textiles and footwear (Textiles EPR) across Europe.
A new meta-study report commissioned by Holland Bioplastics, an association advancing bioplastics knowledge worldwide, concludes that the fundamental characteristics of polylactic acid (PLA), a biobased polymer made entirely from fermented plant sugars, and the hydrolysis process indicate that PLA does not produce persistent microplastics.
