{"id":724025,"date":"2026-04-26T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:15:14","slug":"these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/","title":{"rendered":"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3500ac62c40\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3500ac62c40\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621117\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-13.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The fashion industry has a water problem that most people never see. Dyeing fabric is one of the most chemically intensive steps in garment production, and the wastewater that comes out of that process carries synthetic dyes, heavy metals, and other pollutants that routinely end up in rivers and soil. By the time a sequined dress reaches a store, the environmental cost of making it sparkle is already long gone and mostly forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>CQ Studio, a London-based regenerative textiles lab, tackled that problem head-on with a material experiment that turns the very wastewater from textile dyeing into the sequins themselves. The result, called Detox Bio-Embellishments, was on show at BASE Milan during Milan Design Week 2026 as part of the studio\u2019s debut exhibition, Transient Gradients.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Cassie Quinn (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cqstudio.uk\/detox-bio-embellishment\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CQ Studio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621118\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621118\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"3b7e86d8317fd659cce4bad8-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"3b7e86d8317fd659cce4bad8-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The process starts by running textile-dye wastewater through a detox capture system that uses food waste to pull out the contaminants. Once the water is cleaned and separated, the leftover sludge doesn\u2019t get thrown away. Instead, it\u2019s processed into thin, flexible sheets that look and feel like plastic, but are bio-based, biodegradable, and recyclable. Sequins are then die-cut from those sheets, and whatever scraps remain from the cutting are folded back into the process.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621119\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621119\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621120\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621120\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"3b7e86d8317fd659cce4bad8-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"3b7e86d8317fd659cce4bad8-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What makes the material particularly clever is how far it extends the concept of nothing wasted. It handles both synthetic-dye and natural-dye wastewater, keeping the synthetic version from ever reaching waterways, while the natural-dye version becomes safe enough to compost into soil. The sheets can also be made using food waste and natural pigments, giving designers a way to produce embellishments in a wide range of colors without any virgin plastic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621121\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621121\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621122\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621122\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621123\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621123\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The visual result doesn\u2019t look like a sustainability project at all. The sequins and embellishment pieces come out in deep blacks, jewel-like teals, warm ambers, rich reds, and tortoiseshell-patterned fragments that carry a high-shine finish. Strung onto braided cords and translucent threads for the Milan installation, they hung in dense cascading curtains that looked more like haute couture jewelry than anything born from industrial sludge.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621124\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621124\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621125\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621125\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621126\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621126\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-10.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-621127\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-621127\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/04\/23\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"These Sequins Are Made From Industrial Dye Sludge and Still Sparkle\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/04\/these-sequins-are-made-from-industrial-dye-sludge-and-still-sparkle\/mdw-detox-sequins-12.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For the fashion industry, where sequins are almost universally made from petroleum-based PET plastic and are notoriously difficult to recycle, having a material that can match the visual <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal of conventional embellishments while being fully bio-based is a genuinely significant step. 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