Dry eye innovation
In the fashion industry, an important stage in the production of products is the painting stage. But not everyone knows that every year, two hundred thousand tons of toxic elements that have not been cleaned up find their way down rivers into the Mediterranean Sea.
In China, the environmental impact is most noticeable because of the huge scale of clothing dyeing. And these industrial areas directly contaminate farmland. Can you imagine how much pesticide gets into the water and with it into the food?
Just recently, I learned about a fabric manufacturer pioneering a revolutionary technology called Dryed Eye. Here are visuals that really convey this company's passion for innovative dyeing techniques.
A solution has been found where things can be dyed without a single drop of water. This method of production is an example of 100 percent innovation. The secret of the technology is that it uses high-pressure gas. It's known as carbon dioxide, previously heavily criticized. But when I saw for the first time myself how you can dye fabrics without using water, it was cool. Here are some useful things you can do with carbon dioxide.
The second advantage is that the process uses fifty percent less energy and fifty percent less chemicals than traditional garment dyeing methods. Currently, manufacturers are using seven machines commercially, each with a dyeing capacity of one million yards of fabric per year. Do you realize what a breakthrough into the future this technology is?!
Analyzing traditional fabric dyeing, I am amazed at how much excess water and unnecessary dye is used. And the new, innovative Dryed Eye fabric dyeing method is clean and safe for us and the environment.
This innovation was only made possible because the company was initially not satisfied with only X percent less harm reduction. They set a high goal, aiming for zero environmental impact.
As you can see from this post, for me the future of fashion is not only about fabrics of the future, but also about fabrics made from recycled resources, dyeing without water, or at least using less water and chemicals during the process of dyeing clothes. Such innovations allow us to improve what we use on an industrial scale already, and the projects give us the opportunity to change the ecological situation on a global level. We can only add that for us, nature has always been one of our richest sources of inspiration.
