This startup just turned CO2 into yarn
Making fabric usually requires a lot of CO2. Using Rubi’s new yarn makes the process carbon negative.
The fashion industry has a massive carbon footprint, partly because of all the inputs required to produce fabric. But inside a lab in San Leandro, California, a startup uses enzymes to “eat” carbon emissions and turn them into cellulose, which it’s then using to make textiles that are carbon-negative.
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