The green wave has hit the nonwovens industry on several fronts this year as the market faces the conundrum of how to make single-use products that can be deemed eco-friendly.
The Vision conference's tradition of honoring recent consumer product entrees also reflects an increased interest in green technologies. Last year, finalists for the prestigious Visionary Award included a glass cleaner with an impregnated nonwoven sleeve that reduces shipping weights considerably;a disposable dry sweeper cloth based on a renewable plastic derived from corn and a reusable nonwoven shopping bag.Of course,these are just some of the eco-friendly,nonwovens-based products to emerge on store shelves in recent years.In fact,green products are appearing throughout the nonwovens supply chain.This movement has largely been led by green-minded consumer products companies such as Method,with a number of biodegradable and sustainable wiping products.