This eucalyptus-based hoodie can be composted in your garden
Just over a year ago, we wrote about Vollebak, a Dutch clothing startup making T-shirts that you can bury in your backyard once you’re through with them. That’s because the shirts are made entirely out of wood pulp and algae, which breaks down in soil and becomes “worm food” within months. Read More...
This futuristic hoodie could help astronauts get better sleep
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station experience 16 sunrises every day. This often leads to them having difficulty falling asleep, many astronauts report using sleeping aids including medication and eye masks to get some rest. Enter Vollebak, a high-end British clothing design firm Read More...
Bury this shirt once it’s worn out. It will become “worm food” in 12 weeks.
A tech-based clothing startup by the name of Vollebak has developed a T-shirt that can either be put in a compost bin or buried in the ground once it’s reached the end of its life. That’s because the shirt is made entirely from wood pulp and algae, which breaks down in soil or in a composter Read More...