Stacy Flynn of Evrnu - Regenerating Fiber

Molecular regeneration of garment waste by converting it into a high-quality resource applicable for apparel, home, and industrial end use…

Stacy Flynn, CEO & Co-Founder of Evrnu SPC, joins Nataliya Makulova on location at ReMode Conference in Los Angeles.

In this episode:
Liquifying garment waste to a polymer level and turn into new clothing
How the company was started in 2014  because a solution was needed that make a dent in apparel industry sustainability issues
Why the process is like making pasta - push the materials through a dial that looks like a shower head
Working with cotton, and how consumers throw away 80% of textiles into the garbage can
A new fiber is recoverable stretch fabric
Easy to recover and reuse stretch fiber (traditionally not as circular, difficult to break down)
Thinking about what happens to a product after someone is done using it
Allowing the apparel industry to grow while reducing ecological impact
How it is very scary starting a business and putting everything in, especially when there is no example for people to imagine what this is and whether it can be successful
Riding the waves of great day terrible day, great day terrible day
How Evrnu is now accepted by incredible brands and investors are taking a chance on them
Making money working with apparel brands and retailers to develop concept garments—as an outside R and D company to build products that outperform what virgin materials could do on their own
Technology licensing, and the ability to quickly scale
Use existing waste supply chain, closing the loop, creating disruption in the industry
Not bypassing re-use channels

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Molecular regeneration of garment waste by converting it into a high-quality resource applicable for apparel, home, and industrial end use…

Stacy Flynn, CEO & Co-Founder of Evrnu SPC, joins Nataliya Makulova on location at ReMode Conference in Los Angeles.

In this episode:

Liquifying garment waste to a polymer level and turn into new clothing
How the company was started in 2014  because a solution was needed that make a dent in apparel industry sustainability issues
Why the process is like making pasta - push the materials through a dial that looks like a shower head
Working with cotton, and how consumers throw away 80% of textiles into the garbage can
A new fiber is recoverable stretch fabric
Easy to recover and reuse stretch fiber (traditionally not as circular, difficult to break down)
Thinking about what happens to a product after someone is done using it
Allowing the apparel industry to grow while reducing ecological impact
How it is very scary starting a business and putting everything in, especially when there is no example for people to imagine what this is and whether it can be successful
Riding the waves of great day terrible day, great day terrible day
How Evrnu is now accepted by incredible brands and investors are taking a chance on them
Making money working with apparel brands and retailers to develop concept garments—as an outside R and D company to build products that outperform what virgin materials could do on their own
Technology licensing, and the ability to quickly scale
Use existing waste supply chain, closing the loop, creating disruption in the industry
Not bypassing re-use channels

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.