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Stormwater (rainwater that falls on hard areas such as roads) washes away heavy metal ions that pollute the water bodies. Textiles covered with fungal biomass can be flexible and cost-efficient solution for purification.

The non-profit H&M Foundation is working for sustainable development and textile innovation. A new kind of fiber recycling is one of the results – sustainable fashion's biggest innovation competition is another.

Rekotex mediates leftover fabrics to producers that want to use them. It saves resources and gives smaller brands access to more sustainable fabrics.

How clean water do you really need to wash your clothes? Mimbly's water-circulating system recycles greywater until that threshold is crossed – and also recovers microplastics .

The circular transformation of the textile industry may have begun in Kristinehamn, Sweden. Here, the first large-scale recycling of old cotton clothes into new textile fibers is taking place.

We aRe SpinDye dyes synthetic fibres when the raw material is melted, eliminating the need to water dye finished fabrics. The approach saves water, chemicals and energy, and paves the way for a sustainability revolution of the textile industry.

Stenungsund is the backbone of Swedish PVC production. The old mercury-based process is now replaced - a move that will save 20 percent energy, make the product cleaner, and reduce emissions to the sea.

With smart, chemical additives, plastics can be tailored to be more durable and more degradable at the same time. The first Nordic plastic industry is back on the leading edge.

Still, a mere six percent of new plastic products are made from recycled material. But the industry is doing a lot to turn the tide, and Rondo Plast in Ystad, Sweden, has a key position in the chain: right before the recovered plastic is turned into new components.

The bioeconomy is swapping oil for wood, and the research company Cellutech is an important facilitator, building bridges between academy and industry. The company is exploring how transparent wood and special composite materials can be put to use – but a cellulose-based foam material will be the first application of scale.