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'''Polyamide 6 and 6,6''' are manufactured, man-made fibres that are formed from a chemical process using carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen atoms. They differ in that they each begin with different polymer building blocks.[1 ] The manufacturing process of Polyamide 6 and 6,6 is highly chemical and is derived from petroleum, a non-renewable resource. Also, the fibre and its resulting fabric are non-biodegradable. Efforts to address sustainability in these areas could help the overall impact of polyamide on the environment.

Polyamide 6 and Polyamide 6,6 share a lot of the same fibre characteristics. They have strong wear resistance, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance, are lustrous, have a high melting point, and are resilient.[1]Polyamide 6,6 has greater resilience, a higher melting point, and lower stain permeability than polyamide 6, which makes polyamide 6,6 perfect for carpet.[2]The most notable characteristic of both polyamide 6 and 6,6 is versatility. Although originally developed as an “artificial silk,” it has been used for a vast variety of applications. Polyamide fibres are used for garments, sheer hosiery, parachute cloth, backpackers' tents, bridal veils, musical strings, rope, broom and tooth brush bristles, Velcro and many other applications.[3]<br/>Polyamide 6 and 6,6 blend well with other fibres, and their chief contributions are strength and abrasion resistance.[1]Polyamide 6 and 6,6 are machine washable, dry quickly, need little pressing, and holds shape well since they neither shrinks nor stretches, thereby minimizing water and energy use associated with consumer care and washing.[4]

===Consumer care/and washing===Polyamide products are typically machine-washed. Certain at-home detergents have been reported to have detrimental affects on humans and the environment, contribute to ozone depletion and can pollute wastewater.

{| class="wikitable"• Support developments of chemically recycled Polyamide 6,6.|-! style="background• Investigate developments in bio-color:#66cdaa;width:300px;color:#ffffff" | OPPORTUNITY! style="background-color:#66cdaa;width:300px;color:#ffffff" | BENEFITS! style="background-color:#66cdaa;width:300px;color:#ffffff" | CONSIDERATIONS|-| '''Know the difference between natural bamboo linen fabricpolyamide 6, and bamboo made which use amino acids derived from a viscose process.''' || || Bamboo viscose is chemically processed and has greater pollution impacts to water and airdextrose fermentation as the starting material, instead of petroleum.[13]|• Investigate non-toxic flame retardant applications for polyamide.| '''• Promote the use of linen from bamboo productshalogen-free flame retardants.''' || Once the fibre is extracted from the stem, processing bamboo into yarn  • Investigate non-toxic waterproofing methods for linen is largely mechanical, with minimal environmental impactpolyamide. || |- | '''• Promote the use of ozone bleaching processes to strip out the natural beige colour of linen OEKO-TEK certified polyamide.[14]OEKO-TEK is an independent, third party certifier that offers two certifications for textiles: OEKO-TEK 100 (from flaxfor products). <br and OEKO-TEK 1000 (for production sites/><br />Promote the particular aesthetic of ozone bleach effectsfactories).''' || Ozone can used be with OEKO-TEK 100 label aims to ensure that products pose no water at allrisk to health. || Ozone has limited availability, OEKO-TEK certified products do not contain allergenic dye-stuffs and is relatively expensive since it requires investment in ozone generating equipmentdye-stuffs that form carcinogenic aryl-amines. <br /><br />Ozone processes produce The certification process includes thorough testing for a different aesthetic than chlorine derivative or permanganate bleachinglong list of chemicals. Specifically banned are: AZO dyes, carcinogenic and allergy-inducing dyes, pesticides, chlorinated phenols, extractable heavy metals, emissions of volatile components, and more.|}• Investigate PFOS- and PFOA-free water repellants. • Investigate using waterproof membranes from renewable resources.