Carbon-negative textile ink from sewage sludge

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Collaboration claims to have developed carbon-negative screen-printing ink for apparel using pigment derived from sewage sludge

SAN FRANCISCO — Three companies have joined forces to bring a carbon-negative material derived from sewage sludge into mainstream garment production in what they describe as a fully circular alternative to fossil-derived textile inputs.

Environmental technology company Bioforcetech (BFT), textile firm RDD and sustainable ink maker Virus Inks are working to transform BFT's proprietary 'OurCarbon' material - produced from treated sewage sludge - into a screen-printing ink for apparel.

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