Phat Plastic - Helping Brands Towards Circularity

Phat Plastic is a fully circular system that helps fashion brands to transition into the circular economy. It consists of three offerings: material, manufacturing and system management. Phat Plastic uses a bio-synthetic textile derived from waste sources to produce garments using electrospinning. A return scheme enables garments to be chemically recycled back into production.

System design

Enterprise

UX/UI

Team

Saym Hussain

Puja Soneji

Harvey Upton

Mentors

Ruben Portz

Niki Fotiou

Phat Plastic - Helping Brands Towards Circularity

Phat Plastic is a fully circular system that helps fashion brands to transition into the circular economy. It consists of three offerings: material, manufacturing and system management. Phat Plastic uses a bio-synthetic textile derived from waste sources to produce garments using electrospinning. A return scheme enables garments to be chemically recycled back into production.

System design

Enterprise

UX/UI

Team

Saym Hussain

Puja Soneji

Harvey Upton

Mentors

Ruben Portz

Niki Fotiou

Promoting Trust in Autonomous Vehicles

Phat Plastic is a fully circular system that helps fashion brands to transition into the circular economy. It consists of three offerings: material, manufacturing and system management. Phat Plastic uses a bio-synthetic textile derived from waste sources to produce garments using electrospinning. A return scheme enables garments to be chemically recycled back into production.

System design

Enterprise

UX/UI

Team

Saym Hussain

Puja Soneji

Harvey Upton

Mentors

Ruben Portz

Niki Fotiou

What is it?

Closed-loop production and management solution that helps brands towards circularity.

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Explanation

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Electrospinning

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The Problem

Fashion contributes to 10% of global CO2 emissions.

87% of garments are incinerated or sent to landfills. The fashion industry is causing immense ecological damage through pollution, deforestation, and desertification.

Consumer attitudes are changing.

Consumers are starting to become aware of this: 3 in 5 consider environmental impact important in making purchase decisions. They are concerned about greenwashing and struggling to identify genuinely sustainable brands. It is therefore not only an environment-benefitting but also a strategic decision for businesses to achieve genuine sustainability.

Helping small brands to make the transition

Small brands are struggling to make the transition due to the linear and fragmented ecosystem, unsustainable textiles and costly reverse logistics. They do not have the technology, knowledge, and infrastructure to adapt. To help them make the switch, we developed Phat Plastic.

2.1

Value proposition

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What is Phat Plastic

Closed-loop production and management solution that helps brands towards circularity

It encompasses three innovations for the different periods of the garment lifecycle.


1. PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate)

The fibres are made from PHA, a bio-polymer sourced from organic waste streams that produce 80% less CO2 than comparable polyesters.

3.1

Material desciption

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2. Electrospinning

Garments are electrospun directly onto moulds, which allows for a one-step process from fibre to garment, and enables novel designs.

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3.2

Electrospinning machine

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3.3

Process description

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Manufacturing

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3. Reverse logistics system

Environmental data is encoded into each garment and managed within the blockchain, allowing for the transparent trade of fashion items. At the end of life, garments can be returned, chemically recycled and incorporated into future production.

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3.5

Recycle page

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3.6

Material detail

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3.7

Phat Plastic account

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© 2024 Tomáš Kňaze. Made with 🍑 in Turin, Italy. Last updated on August 1st, 2024.

© 2024 Tomáš Kňaze. Made with 🍑 in Turin, Italy. Last updated on August 1st, 2024.