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[ BRIEFS ] swatches
Woola's Bubble Wool performs like plastic
wraps, and is biodegradable.
A new use for waste wool
W
Above: About 90%
of European sheep
wool goes to waste,
or about 200,000 tons
per year.
Right: Wool bottle
sleeves protect glass
items from breaking
during transport.
Photos: Woola
oola, a startup based in Estonia, has found a way
to use waste wool to replace the plastic used
in packaging. In a previous incarnation as an
e-commerce business, the company relied on plastic
packaging made of fossil fuels. But ecologists say plastic
is not good for the planet. Bubble wrap, for example,
made from polyethylene, can take more than 500 years to
decompose in landfills. Woola takes material that would
otherwise get thrown away-waste wool-and turns it into
a sustainable alternative for packing fragile items safely.
Waste wool is too coarse to produce yarn for the textile
industry so, because it is unusable, farmers often burn
or compost it. Woola says 90% of European sheep wool
goes to waste, or about 200,000 tons per year. Wool is a
naturally high-tech fiber, and its elasticity, water repellency,
and resistance to temperature extremes make it a perfect
material for packing items that need extra cushioning.
The company turns that waste into its premier product,
Bubble wool, which protects goods from breaking and
getting scratched as effectively as bubble wrap. Other
products include wool-lined mailing envelopes and glass
bottle protector sleeves.
Woola sourced its first batches of waste wool in 2021
from partners in the United Kingdom, a country with longstanding
sheep farming traditions and the most sheep in
Europe. It came washed, processed and ready to be turned
into products. But beginning this year, to be as close to the
source as possible and fully control the process, Woola will
use locally sourced Estonian wool.
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