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reduce impact of production, and are capable of About Fashion for Good
compostability, avoiding landfill.
Fashion for Good is the global platform
“Fashion is one of the main segments where consumers for innovation. At its core is the Global
are looking for alternatives to conventional plastic pack- and Asia Innovation Programme that
aging. This is why we’re extremely proud to be selected by supports disruptive innovators on their
Fashion for Good to take part in this innovative pilot to journey to scale, providing hands-on project management,
test plastics that biodegrade into the soil at the end of access to funding and expertise, and collaborations with
use. By offering an alternative to conventional plastic pack- brands and manufacturers to accelerate supply chain imple-
aging, TIPA helps sustainably-responsible fashion brands mentation. Fashion for Good’s programmes are supported
fight plastic pollution. A programme like this is crucial for by founding partner Laudes Foundation, co-founder Will-
demonstrating the viability of compostable packaging like iam McDonough and corporate partners adidas,
TIPA’s and gaining scale by forming more alliances within BESTSELLER, Burberry, C&A, CHANEL, Inditex, Kering,
the industry.” - Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-Founder, Levi Strauss & Co., Otto Group, Patagonia, PVH Corp.,
TIPA Corp. Reformation, Richemont, Stella McCartney, Target and
Zalando, and affiliate and regional partners Arvind Limited,
“We are so excited to be selected by Fashion for Good to Birla Cellulose, Norrøna, Pangaia, Paradise Textiles, Teijin
take part in this collaborative project with such credible Frontier, Vivobarefoot, Welspun and W. L. Gore & Associ-
global parties. Plastic waste pollution is a massive sys- ates.
temic issue and this collaborative platform approach is
one of the most effective ways to quickly arrive at cred-
ible, scaled solutions. Through our technology, Greenhope Textile Machinery Exhibition 2022 in
is ready, willing, and able to support this all the way to its Istanbul
positive conclusion: linking sustainable consumption and
production of global brands with positive social impact "Textile Machinery Exhibition from Past to Present", which
among developing countries’ farmer coops who provide the is within the body of Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
bio-based raw materials.” - Tommy Tjiptadjaja, CEO and Textile Technologies and Design Faculty-Textile Engineer-
Co-Founder, Greenhope ing Department, opened on 9 December 2022 at ITU
Gümüssuyu Campus. The opening speeches of the exhibi-
About Bio-Based Plastics and Compostability
tion were made by ITHIB Board Member Ali Sami Aydin,
Bio-based polymers have been found to have a lower car- IHKIB Board Vice President Mr. Mustafa Pasahan and ITU
bon footprint when compared with fossil fuel-based poly- Textile Technologies and Design Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Mr.
mers. The bio-based polymers are generated from biologi- Ömer Berk Berkalp made it.
cal feedstock, such as food crops, organic waste and wood
The importance of university-industry collaborations was
pulp. The final compostable plastic blends are generally
emphasized in the exhibition, where the machines of the
derived from a mix of bio-based materials and petroleum
past period, which made great contributions to the achieve-
feedstocks. The home-compostable polybags used in this
ment of our textile and ready-made clothing sectors, met
project contain 23-25% bio-based content.
with the visitors. Making the opening speeches, ITHIB Board
Member Ali Sami Aydin expressed the achievements of
The compostability refers to the material’s ability to disin-
the textile industry in 2022 and emphasized the importance
tegrate and biodegrade under specific conditions and time
of the exhibition for the industry.
into carbon dioxide, water vapour and microbial biomass
capable of supporting plant growth. Composting can be In the exhibition, test devices with the best technology of
tested in two environments, home environments and in- their time, which were used both for educational purposes
dustrial environments. Home compostability can happen and to meet the needs of the industry, were presented; A
in a backyard composting bin and at ambient tempera- wide variety of devices manufactured especially in the
tures, whereas industrial compostability requires higher 1950s and 1960s, such as yarn and fabric strength testers,
temperatures (50-60°C) and specific conditions at a large- pH meters, hair hygrometers, polymeters, microscopes,
scale facility. scales with different working principles were also exhib-
ited.
Both technology providers have aligned to leading
compostability certification bodies. TIPA Corp. are certi- The oldest device exhibited in the Textile Machinery Exhi-
fied by TÜV Austria OK Compost Home, and Greenhope bition from Past to Present, which attracted great attention
is undergoing certification for DIN CERTCO Home from the visitors, was the Jung-Thoma Sliding Microtome
Compostable. These certifications are according to both manufactured by E. Leitz Wetzlar in Germany in 1923.
the French standard NFT 51-800, and the Australian stan- Thanks to this device, it is possible to examine the tissue
dard AS 5810. samples taken by cutting them very thinly.

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