Charles touts wool’s superior qualities – by burying a jumper
13/06/2014
The sweaters will be dug up during Wool Week in October, to demonstrate that the wool sweater will be well on its way to decomposing compared with the acrylic alternative, which will appear almost unchanged by four months in the ground.
“I am pretty sure we will discover that wool does no damage to the Earth, simply replenishes it, whereas the masses of synthetic material we put in the ground simply stays there and eventually leeches many damaging chemicals,” Charles said.
The Campaign had been planning to set fire to the sweaters, to show wool exhibits better flame resistance, but the stunt had to be called off on health and safety grounds due to a 24-hour strike by firefighters across England and Wales.
Visitors to Clarence House throughout the summer will have the opportunity to learn about the project via a plaque which marks the burial site.
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