elastane

British

/ ɪˈlæsteɪn /

noun

a synthetic fibre characterized by its ability to revert to its original shape after being stretched

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Elastane is an elastic material that allows the fabric to stretch and adapt to your body.

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But when elastane fibres are mixed with cotton, wool, nylon or other fibres, as is the case in many clothes today, the clothes become almost impossible to recycle.

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It is not easy to separate elastane and other fibres once they have been woven together.

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Clothes are made by winding the main fibres, such as nylon or cotton, around the elastane fibres, which consist of long chains of molecules.

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He doesn't know why this happens exactly, but it does break the bonds in the elastane.

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