KNOLLTEXTILES
Shadow Play
BIODEGRADABLE* CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES®
Shadow Play is a mid-scale geometric upholstery and wrapped panel fabric woven with CLEAN IMPACT TEXTILES® 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Biodegradable* Polyester. Its matelassé construction gives the pattern depth and texture, offering a pleated, quilt-like appearance. Shadow Play also boasts high durability and acoustic neutrality when used for wrapped panel application.
*Rate and extent of biodegradation into elements found in nature is 91% after 1,278 days under ASTM D5511 (Anaerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials Under High Solids Anaerobic Digestion Conditions). The test was done with the same component (PET) polyester and biocatalyst additive. No evidence of further degradation.
Shadow Play
Change the facts.
55 million pounds of synthetic plastic textiles are sent to landfills every day in the U.S. alone. 1
Only 1% of all synthetic and plastic-based textiles are eventually fully recycled. 2
1) Advancing Sustainable Materials Management 2013, U.S. Environmental Agency. TextilesExchange.org Preferred Fiber Market Report 2016
2) According the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 15% of textiles are reused/recycled at the first cycle, 7% at the second cycle and 1% at the third cycle. This results in 99% of our textiles eventually being landfilled.