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Lululemon Is Creating The World’s First Fabric From Recycled Carbon Emissions

Lululemon has partnered with biotech company LanzaTech to develop fabric and yarn using emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Though the material is similar to Lululemon’s proprietary fabric used in its high-end yoga pants, the polyester in the new fabric is derived from ethanol produced by pollution-eating microorganisms.

Carbon recycling enables companies like Lululemon to continue to move away from virgin fossil resources, bring circularity to their products, and achieve their climate change goals around carbon reduction

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circular economy, sustainability, sustainable fashion

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