Environment & Sustainability
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• Driving the Sustainable Road by J. Michael Quante (AATCC News, February 2008). Eco-friendly textiles and materials in the automotive industry.
• Recyclable Spacer Fabrics for Automotives by Gulsah Pamuk, Fatma Ceken (AATCC Review, August 2008). Automobiles are among the most recycled consumer products—metal parts and automotive textiles should all be recyclable. This paper discusses spacer fabrics as a means to increase recycling ratios and simplify recycling procedures.
• The Interior Experience--What Drives Automotive Textiles by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC Review, November 2003). Style, quality, and performance interact to shape both vehicle interiors and the industry that makes them.