WAKEFIELD – In our latest podcast released today, Mike Schragger talks to Akshay Sethi about the science behind polyester recycling, the rapid development of his company Moral Fiber, the steep learning curve he has faced when starting a company directly after graduating from university, and his conviction that all of our clothes will be made of recycled materials by 2030.
A recent biochemistry graduate from UC Davis in California, Akshay was working on chemical ways to recycle plastics into something useful when he virtually stumbled across the fashion sector. “Four years ago, if you asked me if I would be working in the fashion sector, I would have said no way!”
