Textiles Circularity and PFAS: Materials Choice and Lifecycle Management

Let’s explore how materials selection and product design decisions make or break textile safety and circularity, and examine solutions for addressing PFAS already circulating in our existing materials flows. Drawing on experience in sustainable materials development and scale-up across the outdoor and fashion apparel industries, this talk outlines actionable frameworks for evaluating PFAS alternatives, and integrating them into circular textile systems.