Monterey Mills offers possible solution to Gulf oil spill
YouTube video sparks national interest
Home Accents Today Staff -- Home Accents Today, 6/24/2010 10:23:42 AM
Monterey Mills, a Wisconsin-based textiles producer, may have a solution for the containment of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The fabric it has produced for years is also a proven oil-absorber, and now the company has created a YouTube video demonstrating its success in hopes of getting the attention of federal authorities.
The video has sparked a wave of interest across the country. "Knowing how incredibly effective our fabric is at collecting oil, we knew we had to get our message out any way possible," said Daniel Sinykin, Monterey Mills President. "We feel awful for the people and wildlife suffering in the Gulf Coast and are confident that our fabric is the means to prevent BP oil from reaching and despoiling shorelines across the Gulf."
Monterey Mills, as the largest manufacturer of knit pile fabric in the United States, is already an approved Federal Government contractor regarding other fabric applications. Monterey's performance fabrics are especially designed to maximize pickup and release for paint rollers, air and water filtration systems, and other industrial applications.
"We can prove that our product is head-and-shoulders above all of the other options being featured on the news and Internet - including peat moss, hay, human and pet hair, and a ‘specialty-fabric' out of Europe," Sinykin said. "Unlike other alternatives, our biodegradable fabric can be dragged both above and below the water surface and, after being used, can be easily rolled up and removed. One lineal yard of our fabric can absorb roughly 30 pounds of oil, and we can produce enough fabric to save over 20 miles of beachfront every day."
Today, Monterey Mills will be sponsoring a larger demonstration of its fabric's performance abilities at its Janesville factory, open to the public and media, in response to the huge interest its recent YouTube video sparked (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Bku6uWHXQ).
I knew that there had to be some kind of material that could be used on top and underwater for this spill.
I was writing a friend telling her that that was what was needed.
I am so gald. Now, when and where are you going to put this wonderful material to work. I would suggest starting with the effected mash lands and wetland. Then beaches and going on to the marshes and wetlands that are in the path of the oil. That way you can head it off at the pass.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU for this mircle fabric.
Paula Neeley - 2010-06-25 02:20:22 EDT
Wow. This is wild. I'm pretty impressed and excited but I'm curious to know just how this could help if they were able to produce more - and if it'd be able to aid much more besides the stuff at surface level!
Meg - 2010-06-24 11:21:55 EDTI hope you are able to start your clean-up with your fabric asap - there is no time to waste here - it has already gone on way too long. I live in the Florida Keys and we are fearful of the oil reaching our shores in the near future so the sooner something can be done the better. The fragile environment of the Keys and the many wild life, fish, and the entire eco-system is at high risk as is the entire tourism industry which supports these fragile islands. I wish you well in your efforts to help clean up this horrible disaster - Many thanks for all you do -
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