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The industrial revolution in the United States of America catalyzed various social and environmental movements. As factories and production increases, so does resource consumption. A cornerstone of cheap, mass production is plastic. Plastic is frequently used across practically every industry and is the main material used in the production of fast fashion. Plastic is petroleum based and transformed into polyester fabric for the intent of clothing manufacturing. It can take up to 200 years for a polyester or other synthetic garment to fully biodegrade once in the landfill. This has played a role in the global landfill accumulation crisis. As large companies like Amazon and Walmart take influence over the global economy, they are perpetuating a standard of mass consumption. This demand for consumption requires mass production which ends up resulting in mass disposal. The foundation of mass consumption is cheap materials so customers can buy these products inexpensively and frequently. Plastic has the inability to decompose, so when it's continuously piled, the landfills just keep growing higher and higher. In an effort to combat this issue with plastic, A technology company called Kintra Fibers has created a special synthetic yarn that can decompose upon disposal. Currently, plastic breaks down into microplastics which is not technically decomposition and in turn these microplastics ended up getting into our water streams and harming wildlife. This synthetic material that Kintras has now patented is unique in that it decomposes completely without having any of the harmful microplastics. They have officially collaborated with sustainable fashion company Pangaia. Pangaia uses certifiable sustainable materials to create their products. They have long been known to be on the forefront of true sustainability in the fashion industry and are not considered to be a company that greenwashes from marketing advantages. This collaboration between the fashion company Pangaia and the technology company Kintra could entirely change the world of sustainable fashion and potentially more. This technology is targeted just towards fabrics, but Kintras Fibers is currently working to expand this to other industries that currently use plastic today. There's currently not much literature on Kintras Fibers Inc. as they are a newer company to enter the sustainability industry and they have kept their collaboration with Pangaia relatively private. There is yet to be a statement released that outlines the actual impact of this material in a landfill. There is also yet to be a statement released that explains in detail the production process of this material and any possible externalities that could arise during this process such as air pollution, water pollution, etc. Kintras Fibers has long standing reputation of creating biodegradable materials; however, none of them yet are petroleum based and have the ability to completely decompose. Kintras has publicly stated that they aim to create materials that are both sustainable and economically feasible to produce on a high scale.