Textile Insight

SPRING 2024

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+ State-Of-The-Art Citric Technology + Commercially Proven and Tested + 50x Wash Durability Rating + EPA Registered with Pending Certifications + Permanent Silver Yarn Technology + Professional Athlete Grade Performance + Industrial Wash Rating. Does Not Wash Out + EPA Registered, OEKO-TEX, Bluesign TOPICAL BOTANICAL ANTIMICROBIAL + ODOR CONTROL PERMANENT MINER AL ANTIMICROBIAL + ODOR CONTROL THINK LIFE CYCLE. NOT WASH CYCLE. NOBLEBIOMATERIALS.COM sales@noblebiomaterials.com ODOR CONTROL FABRICS REQUIRE LESS WASHING. THE LESS YOU WASH, THE LONGER FABRICS LAST. THIS MEANS KEEPING COLOR AND PERFORMANCE AND E XTENDING THE LIFE OF A GARMENT. WE CALL THIS BEING PLANE T POSITIVE. textileinsight.com Spring 2024 ~ Textile Insight • 29 Blue Jeans Go Green denim recycling program has collected over 5.2 million pieces of denim since 2006. e denim is transformed into insulating material for various applications like building insulation, thermal packaging insulation and pet bed inserts. Participating retailers include Anthropologie, MUJI and Madewell." – Mary Ankeny, VP of product development and implementation operations, Cotton Incorporated "Unifi's proprietary Textile Takeback program is designed to reduce waste generated from fabric production or at the end of an article's lifecycle. e initiative collects and recycles polyester-based fabric waste, including both pre- and post- consumer fabrics, and transforms it into REPREVE. Unifi inputs its own textile waste into this process in addition to sourcing yarn and fabric scraps from partners. In the summer of 2023, we launched a white staple fiber to expand Textile Takeback product offerings. e next phase is to expand the offering of filament yarns via the Textile Takeback process. In February 2024, Unifi committed to transforming the equivalent of 1.5 billion T-shirts worth of textile and yarn waste by FY2030." – Meredith Boyd, EVP and chief product officer, Unifi, Inc. Eastman apparel waste

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