Net Zero, Sustainability and Climate Change …..are these just words we use to convince ourselves we care?

Peter Clodd-Broom, Director and Technical Innovator at Meryl Fabrics https://merylfabrics.com/ offers his insight for businesses in the textile industry, and highlights workwear and bedlinens as offering a major opportunity to make a difference.

We are poisoning our planet; its resources are being exhausted.

The news is full of it, yet we squander the opportunity to recycle, waste time & resources, and complain if our food arrives not packed in plastic.

Ask yourself, Is this you?

At Meryl Fabrics we care, and that’s why we have created a solution for the textile industry to allow you to make a difference. I will explain how, but it is up to you to make the change.

I have detailed some key targets below that allow us to make that difference today.

A key opportunity lies in workwear

Many companies provide clothing to wear at work. We can reduce the impact on the environment by 50%, simply by reusing it to make replacement garments, and we can prove it. The benefit to employees is that it looks better and lasts longer, using fewer items and benefitting your bottom line.

Bedlinens is another area

Millions of bedlinen sets are sold every year, and we can reduce this massively,  by at least 50%.

Presently, bedding is washed around 90 times in its working life, so in high-use environments, that equtes to a lifespan of around six months.

Using the fabric we have created, we can extend the number of washes to at least 300, meaning it will last more than three times longer. Then we can take it back for recycling, to use it to make new yarn and bedding.
Eradicating microfibre release

Meryl Fabrics have eradicated the release of microfibers into our waterways. We do not use dyes, chemicals, or solvents. The environmental impact of our reusable materials is the most exciting aspect of what we have pioneered.

Our innovative technology uses hydrogen bonding to create strong molecular chains that seal all microfibres into the filaments. There is no release of microfibres into the air or oceans

We have virtually eradicated all production waste at the manufacturing stage, which can be as high as 22%, by returning, weaving, and cutting waste for reuse in new yarns. All colouring and treatments are applied to the filaments at the spinning stage of the yarns,

Meryl Fabrics are washed at a lower temperature, and we tested them after 300 washes at 40˚C. And notably, the material shows no reduction in protection or appearance.

Moreover, we have a hugely reduced transport route, significantly lowering the product’s carbon footprint from its creation to the end of its life when it can be fully recycled and made into another sustainable development.

Our operation has complete control and traceability, with our engineers and logistics experts monitoring all aspects of production. As our production facilities work to the detailed operation plans, Meryl Fabrics has accountability, stringent monitoring in place, and complete audit trails.
Recycling Programs

The in-house circular economic implications constitute a significant step forward in recycling.

Meryl recycled yarn is reusing post-industrial materials to create entirely new raw materials for yarn production, and we can produce with 50% to 100% of recycled raw materials. This environmentally friendly fabric maintains its quality with all the performance and exceptional touch.

We can reuse all products at the end of their extended operational life and return them as identical replacements.

The benefit to our end-user is simple; we remove the need to dispose of the textiles, as all used items returned to us are reborn.

With the extended operational life of these products, the items last longer, and you wash at considerably lower temperatures, reducing energy use and lowering costs.

There is also the additional benefit of the added protection given to the people using the products by incorporating our antiviral effect and bacterial technology.

Together we can make the changes to the environment that we all talk about, but, it’s your decision.

Are you ready to do more than talk?

This solution is available today.
https://merylfabrics.com/