Sustainable window shades

ARTICLE NZ Window Shades

Luxaflex Revive® roller blind sunscreens are a new 100% cradle-to-cradle recyclable fabric made from 89% recycled PET (polyethylene tetraphthalate) drink bottles. It’s also a very attractive fabric, so you can be green and stylish at the same time.
The manufacturing process for Revive is intriguing: used PET drink bottles are collected and ground into plastic chips; the chips are refined into beads of polyester and extruded into fibre; then the fibre is spun into thread and woven into fabric. Approximately 12 drink bottles can provide enough yarn for one square metre of sunscreen fabric.
Luxaflex Revive® sunscreens are an easy way to control heat and light during summer. They block about 95% of UV, helping to prevent fading of your furniture and carpet, but you can still see through to appreciate the view.
For more information, visit the Luxaflex website.

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This article by Carolyn Brooke featured on page 16 of Issue 015 of Renovate Magazine. Renovate Magazine is an easy to use resource providing fresh inspiration and motivation at every turn of the page.

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