Biodegradable fabrics refers to those fabrics which decompose quite easily and naturally using microorganisms. The biodegradability of fabrics is mostly determined by the amount of chemicals used in the textile life-cycle. The more chemicals used, the longer it takes for the fabric to biodegrade and ultimately the more damage it causes to the environment. There are different types of biodegradable fabrics based on their type of degradability, the duration they require to fully disintegrate and their effects to the environment.
Major biodegradable fabrics including organic cotton: This is cotton produced from plants that are not neither genetically modified nor grown from use of chemicals, pesticides or any synthetic substances. Organic Cotton usually take from 1-5 months to biodegrade completely and is considered healthy and good for the environment. This fabric is great in terms of environmental sustainability as it mainly helps keep soil fertility and decreases the use of toxic and persistent pesticides as well as fertilisers.
Wool is easier to process, and it takes less steps to reach its final product because it is harvested from livestock such as sheep and goats. This fabric has been the lead in the textile industry for years and is biodegradable when it is untreated by chemicals. Because of to its high percentage of nitrogen, wool will biodegrade within one year of being discarded
Jute is a long, soft and shiny vegetable fibre that can be made into strong threads. Jute take 1-4 months to biodegrade completely once it is discarded onto the ground.
Hunterbags keeps looking for eco-friendly fabrics during design and manufacturing. For example, the fabrics used on its School Sack Bag, School Bags For Teenage and Business Laptop Bag are the best examples of how biodegradable fabrics is used on bags. Besides, Men Laptop Bag also integrated the eco-friendly fabrics, which showing the commitment to environment protection of the brand.
Post time: Jul-30-2021