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Science Pub-Beyond Bed and Bath: Creating a Circular Textile Economy

March 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Science Pub: “Beyond Bed and Bath: Creating a Circular Textile Economy”

Date: March 7th, 2023
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Paradise Creek Brewery

There are 2 ways to attend this event:

1. In Person – Paradise Creek Brewery will be seating indoors at 100% capacity and the pub talk will be broadcast/projected on a large projection screen in the pub/restaurant area.

1. Zoom – Register for the Zoom talk here. Place a food/drink order for pick up at Paradise Creek Brewery’s Downtown Restaurant – 245 SE Paradise St, Pullman. Local delivery is also available.

Science Pub Talk is FREE, with a suggested $5 donation benefiting PDSC.

 

This month’s speakers:

Join Hang Liu and Snohomish County WSU Extension’s own Patricia Townsend on March 7th at Paradise Creek Brewery for their pub talk, “Beyond Bed and Bath: Creating a Circular Textile Economy”.

Clothing and textiles play a vital role in human life from clothing, to bedding, upholstery, and stuffed toys. With increases both in world population and living standard, clothing and textile consumption has grown steadily. Currently, most textile waste is incinerated or put in landfills, causing environmental issues and waste of natural resources. WSU’s Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles and WSU Extension seek to mitigate the environmental impacts of clothing and textile over-consumption and waste by creating new opportunities within Washington’s circular economy to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Our research suggests that hotels, with their extensive use of cotton linens (sheets and towels), might offer a starting point for reducing textile waste. We are investigating why hotels decide to discard their linens, where they send them, and whether they have economically viable secondary uses. Our goal is to extend the lifespan of linens, minimize the massive production of virgin cotton fibers, and reduce the volume of cotton textile waste ending up in landfills. Dr. Hang Liu will share how discarded linens can be recycled into new fibers with textile engineering.

 

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Date:
March 7, 2023
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Website:
https://efa.wsu.edu/2023/02/21/march-pub-talk-4/

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