Every year, the world produces over 92 million tons of textile waste. Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned.
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Globally, the textile industry accounts for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions.
More than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.
73% of textile waste ends up in landfills. 12% is recycled. Only 1% is turned into new clothing.
Most recycling plants will shred the textile into pieces to be used as filling in things like car seats.
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We are working with a recycling facility called Recover™. They specialize in turning textile waste into raw material for new clothing.
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They start by separating the textiles using an automated detection system.
Cotton
Plastics
Wool
These materials are then ground down to their fibers.
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The fibers are spun into a yarn, blending the recycled cotton with recycled PET.
This is all done without using any excess water, chemicals or harmful dyes.
The mixed yarn is woven into a fabric, taking on properties from both cotton and polyester.
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This fabric can then be turned into something new.
Like a T-shirt.
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Our production chain
Alicante, Spain
Materials recycled and spun into yarn at the Recover™ factory.
Barcelos, Portugal
Yarn is woven into fabric and sewn into clothing.
Skurup, Sweden
Orders are shipped out to customers