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Developments in textiles and apparel recycling, November 2023

Publisher Textiles Intelligence
Published Nov 01, 2023
Length 40 Pages
SKU # TXI18372549

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Developments in textiles and apparel recycling, November 2023

Environmental sustainability is of growing importance within the global fibre, textile and apparel industry, and pressures on companies to improve their sustainability credentials have prompted several of them to investigate the potential of recycled materials in the development of innovative new products. For other companies, a major focus is the development of recycling technologies and methods for converting textile waste into raw materials. This report provides information on the latest developments in textiles and apparel recycling in relation to: innovations in products made using recycled materials; innovations in products which can be recycled easily at the ends of their useful lives; joint ventures; legislation; manufacturing processes which employ recycled materials; recycling initiatives; recycling methods; and recycling technologies. Furthermore, the report includes information and insight relating to the following innovative brands, companies and other organisations: Archroma; Aquafil; BekaertDeslee; Camira; Circular Polymers by Ascend; Fashion for Good; Freudenberg Performance Materials; Infinited Fiber Company; Lenzing Group (Lenzing); lululemon athletica (lululemon); Pangaia; Primaloft; RadiciGroup; Recover; Renewcell; Resortecs; Rieter; Samsara Eco; SOEX; Spinnova; Teijin Frontier; Toray Industries (Toray); Trützschler Group; Valérius 360; and Zellerfeld.

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40 Pages
SUMMARY
INNOVATIONS IN PRODUCTS WHICH ARE MADE USING RECYCLED MATERIALS
Archroma has developed a range of environmentally sustainable dyes called FiberColors which are made using materials derived from textile waste
Camira has developed a range of heavy duty fabrics which are made using materials derived from textile waste
Circular Polymers by Ascend has launched a range of materials derived from post-consumer carpets
Freudenberg Performance Materials has developed a nonwoven interlining made using 100% recycled thermoplastic elastomer
PrimaLoft has developed a high performance insulation material which is made using recycled waste plastic recovered from coastlines
RadiciGroup has led a research and design project which has resulted in the development of a cycling T-shirt made using fibre-to-fibre recycled polyester
Toray Industries (Toray) will rebrand its &+ polyester fibre, which is made using polymer derived from recycled plastic waste
Valérius 360 and Trützschler Group have collaborated in the development of a yarn made using recycled cotton derived from textile waste
INNOVATIONS IN PRODUCTS WHICH CAN BE RECYCLED EASILY AT THE ENDS OF THEIR USEFUL LIVES
BekaertDeslee and Resortecs will collaborate in the development of a mattress cover which can be recycled easily at the end of its useful life
Nylon specialist Aquafil has developed a closed-loop process for manufacturing carpet
Pangaia has collaborated with footwear manufacturer Zellerfeld in the development of a sneaker which can be recycled easily at the end of its useful life
JOINT VENTURES
Infinited Fiber Company and SOEX have entered into a partnership agreement relating to the supply of textile waste
lululemon athletica (lululemon) and Samsara Eco have entered into a partnership agreement to scale circularity through textile-to-textile recycling
Recover and Rieter have entered into a joint venture agreement to develop a portfolio of fibre blends which will be made using materials derived from textile waste
LEGISLATION
The European Commission has proposed the introduction of mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles in the EU
Developments in textiles and apparel recycling
MATERIALS
Fashion for Good has launched a pilot operation which aims to increase the use of recycled materials in footwear manufacture
RECYCLING INITIATIVES
Fashion for Good has launched the Sorting for Circularity Project in the USA
Lenzing Group has collaborated with a consortium of organisations in the launch of a pilot project for recycling textile waste
RECYCLING METHODS
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method of recycling which is capable of removing cotton from fabric containing blends of cotton and polyester
Teijin Frontier has developed a method of chemical recycling which is capable of removing elastane (spandex) from apparel waste containing blends of elastane and polyester
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
Spinnova has collaborated with Renewcell in the development of a technology for converting textile waste into fibres
List of figures
Figure 1: Revolution fabrics
Figure 2: XE Series interlining
Figure 3: Direct spinning process
Figure 4: Passage draw frame process
Figure 5: R2R logo
Figure 6: Components of a shoe
Figure 7: Absolute Sneaker
Figure 8: Prototype yarn
Figure 9: Chemical recycling method
Figure 10: Prototype fabric

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