We know there are issues with sustainability within the fashion industry - can science help create a better future? Claire Concannon visits the Bioeconomy Science Institute in Rotorua to learn how New Zealand scientists are contributing to a massive multi-national project aimed at shaping the textile industry of tomorrow.

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Learn more:

• UPWEARS has their own research project page if you want to learn more.
• Learn more about how the Bioeconomy Science Institute (formally Scion) is figuring out how to make new materials and products using bio-waste products rather than fossil fuels.
• The rise of synthetic fibres impacted the wool industry here in New Zealand, although some entrepreneurs and weavers are making it work for them.

Guests:

• Dr Yi Chen, Bioeconomy Science Institute, and UPWEARS
• Dr Robert Abbel, Bioeconomy Science Institute, and UPWEARS
• Sean Taylor, Bioeconomy Science Institute, and UPWEARS
• Louise Le Gall, Bioeconomy Science Institute, and UPWEARS
• Dr Kate Parker, Bioeconomy Science Institute, and UPWEARS

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details