After 30 Days in the Ocean, These Fibers Fully Biodegrade

Nov 8, 2021

“‘The biodegradability of fibers in garments is becoming a big issue,’ says Florian Heubrandner, vice president of global textiles at Lenzing. The Austrian company has obtained proof before that its lyocell (brand name TENCEL™) and viscose (brand name VEOCEL™) fibers, both types of rayons made from wood, biodegrade in water, soil, and compost via certifications from Organic Waste Systems and TUV Austria. ‘We wanted to have another proof from a really well-respected university,’ he says of why the company looked into the Scripps research.”