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90% of all sheep’s wool generated in the U.S. is too coarse to use in the textile industry, so it’s sent to landfills instead. That may not be the case for long, though—Bellwether Materials, a San Francisco-based startup, has figured out that waste wool makes for high-quality home insulation.
We caught up with founder Priscilla Burgess at last week’s West Coast Green conference, where Bellwether had sample insulation on display. Burgess encouraged us to touch it. “It’s just as effective as fiberglass, but you don’t need a respirator and it’s cheaper to install,” she says.
We caught up with founder Priscilla Burgess at last week’s West Coast Green conference, where Bellwether had sample insulation on display. Burgess encouraged us to touch it. “It’s just as effective as fiberglass, but you don’t need a respirator and it’s cheaper to install,” she says.
Fantastic. We could certainly use this in Vermont.
Bellwether Materials Turns Sheep’s Wool Into High-Quality Insulation | Fast Company
