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ACP and Teijin
Whats New The Assumption College Primary Section (ACP), their use by teachers, faculty, employees, students Whats New
launch PET bottle

recycling project

campus of Assumption College, a private school in
and visitors.
Bangkok, Thailand, and Teijin Polyester (Thailand),
a Teijin Group subsidiary in Bangkok that manufac-
tures and sells polyester fibre, have announced
from the machines and recycle them into polyester
fibre, which it will use to produce T-shirts. The
their collaboration in a recycling project of used Teijin Polyester (TPL) will collect used PET bottles
PET bottles. T-shirts will then be provided to youths who
participate in football clinics organised by ACP and
Two reverse vending machines, which accept used the Japan Dream Football Association (JDFA), an
PET bottles and pay the user a fee, will be installed organisation that supports young football players Clothing for Alzheimer patients
at the ACP campus, and the school will encourage in Southeast Asia.

In a collaborative research project, Texas Tech more professional appearance, but sewed shut a
University is working to design clothing that button-up area in the front. They then sewed the shirt
Carpets of the specifically addresses the needs of Alzheimer’s to a pair of black sweat pants made from a heavy
cotton fabric, sewing closed the pockets and the fly.
patients. From memory loss and impaired physical
future should alert abilities to medical costs, Alzheimer’s disease They added a soft Velcro product inside the pant
legs to allow them to stretch over shoes and be
creates many hardships for both patients and those
shortened as needed. Then they added a 24-inch
involved in their care. Then, there are issues not
homeowners to discovered yet. zipper along the back of the garment to make it
easier for caregivers to dress and undress a patient.
intruders Shin and Womble created a prototype garment. They And for the patient’s comfort, they added a Velcro
flap over the top of the zipper.
started with a collared sportswear-type shirt for a
New research has revealed that Britons believe their the most common responses were “it’s soft and
carpets is where the future of in-home technology warm to the touch” (44%) and “it’s got a more
could lie, with many stating they’d like a carpet that welcoming feel to it” (35%). When asked if there were
could detect and alert the owner to potential intrud- any downsides to choosing carpet over other flooring
ers, self-clean and repel pet hairs, interior brand types, the vast majority (78%) stated that it was New Camira fabrics awarded EU Ecolabel
Hillarys Blinds reports. “harder to keep clean”.

The design team at Hillarys has created concept All respondents were then asked what they would like UK textile group Camira’s latest wool and polyester product launches have been awarded the EU Ecolabel.
images of what this carpet, which would alert home- to see from the carpets of the future. When provided A wide selection of polyester fabrics is now also certified to the Oeko-Tex Standard 100.
owners on their smartphones when unusual activity / with a list of possible responses and told to select all
weights are detected. “Even the lightest-footed that applied, the top five responses were as follows: The EU Ecolabel is an independent label administered by the European Union which accredits the environ-
burglar is going to have big problems with a carpet mental sensitivity of products throughout their lifecycle. Camira’s first EU Ecolabel accreditation came in
that detects and tracks unwanted footfall,” said Helen - Carpets that can detect and alert you to intruder 2011 for a collection of recycled polyester fabrics, and in 2017 it has achieved certification for new fabrics
Turnbull, spokesperson for the brand. footfall – 64% Patina, Synergy, Synergy 170, Individuo and Rivet.
- Self-cleaning carpets – 60%
The company created a series of concept images of - Carpets that repels pet hair – 51% “Sustainability considerations are at the heart of our design and manufacturing processes. We’re proud to
the carpet of the future following a poll of 2,185 - Heated carpets that help to moderate the tempera- have our developments in environmental innovation recognised by the EU Ecolabel and the Oeko-Tex
British home owners. Initially all respondents were ture of the room – 49% Standard 100, which allows textile specifiers to create fully certified fabric schemes for commercial interi-
asked “What do you consider to be the key advan- - Carpets that lengthen and shorten the shag pile ors,” commented Paul Arnold, Sustainability Manager.
tage to carpet over other flooring types?” to which according to the season – 44%