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How Econyl became fashion’s favourite eco-friendly material

The fabric is prized by brands from Gucci to Prada for its physical resemblance to traditional nylon and the transparency of its production process.
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Key takeaways:

  • Both designers and suppliers have embraced Econyl, a fabric that resembles traditional nylon both in quality and physical likeness.

  • Since Econyl can be broken down and recreated repeatedly, it offers significant reductions in CO2-equivalent emissions.

  • Customers and recycling plants like Econyl’s transparent approach, but the material’s impact on microplastic pollution is unclear.

Plastic is killing fish, turning up in food and raining down from the sky, and fashion brands are now racing to shrink their use of the non-biodegradable material. A growing number of luxury houses are pinning their hopes on a recycling company named Aquafil.