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- Wolkat post-consumer textile-to-textile recycled fabricsWolkat’s recycled textile fabrics are circular materials produced from post-consumer textile waste. Discarded garments and textiles are transformed into new fabrics with a reduced environmental footprint. The fabrics are manufactured through a mechanical textile-to-textile recycling process that operates without dyes or chemical treatments.
- Brightfiber Textiles Opens Clothing-to-Clothing Recycling Factory in AmsterdamBrightfiber Textiles has launched a textile factory dedicated to processing discarded clothing into high-quality textile fibres. The factory employs advanced machine technology to transform…
- Circular Recycling Makes Mixed-Fibre Fashion RecyclableRecycling garments made from mixed fibres has long been a challenge for the fashion and textile industry. Many stretch fabrics, including lingerie, swimwear and…
- Recycled Polyester Textile Technology Shapes Adaptive Lighting CollectionJapanese fashion innovator A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE and Swiss design studio atelier oï have unveiled a lighting collection centred around an innovative pleated textile…
- NOOSA: A Fully Recyclable Biobased Textile Fibre for Circular DesignNOOSA is a material innovation company based in Brussels. It develops a recyclable, bio-based fibre designed for use in fashion, interior textiles, product design,…
- A hoodie made of recycled cotton textile wasteEvrnu, an advanced material innovation company developed a fibre made from cotton textile waste, which they used to make an oversized hoodie. Evrnu’s technology,…
- Métisse recycled textile insulationMétisse insulation consists of leftover jeans and sweaters, a sustainable material that scores 3 out of 3 on the three pillars of sustainability. The clothing isn't burned but reused (Environment), the production of the material helps people with a disadvantage on the labour market (Society), and the material lowers the energy bill (Economy).
- Fristads Unveils Circular Workwear Sweater with Closed-Loop Recycled FibresSwedish workwear manufacturer Fristads has introduced its first circular garment: the Close the Loop Sweater, created from both recycled polyester and cotton, with 15%…
- Lithuanian Researchers Turn Textile Waste into High-Strength CementResearchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania have developed a new way to turn textile waste into both alternative fuel and high-performance…
- Turning Unrecyclable Textiles Into Circular Chemical Building BlocksAcross Europe, more than 70% of textile waste still ends up in incineration or landfill. This is not because the material lacks value, but…
- Today’s materials for tomorrow’s textiles & fabrics!Recycled leather, natural fibres, 3D printed fabric… During MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019 (12-14 March in Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands) the textile and fashion designer will…
- A digitally knitted pavilion made of recycled bottlesA team of researchers of the Material Balance Research Group from the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, developed a digitally knitted pavilion made of recycled…
- Plant-Based PEF Enters Performance TextilesDutch renewable materials company Avantium has joined forces with Portuguese textile manufacturer Casa da Malha and sportswear brand Lacatoni to develop textile prototypes made…
- Solid textile boardSolid Textile Board is a high-density material made from end-of-life textiles and cut offs from Kvadrat. Considering current textile waste streams, the board is made up of cotton and wool as these textiles are typically downgraded in existing recycling processes. The board can be an alternative to a variety of existing materials depending on the application.
- Vlisco Recycled Carpets‘Vlisco Recycled Carpets’ builds on extensive material research Simone Post initiated into the leftover textiles of Vlisco, a Dutch-based textile manufacturer of high-end wax-printed fabrics mainly exported to Africa. Simone Post has developed a line of high-quality carpets using Vlisco’s rejects.
- Lightweight wall panels made from waste textile fibresThere are many blogs online that show you how to turn your worn out jeans into a lovely purse, but what do you do…
- Levi’s make first ever 100% recycled cotton jeans from old t-shirtsUsing a new fabric recycling technology developed by Seattle start-up Evrnu, Levi’s have created the first pair of 100% recycled cotton jeans by dissolving…
- Wool²: Recycled Wool Style Is HereAmsterdam’s Creative City Lab (CCL) is currently developing a sustainable fashion collection from old wool sweaters. Now on oneplanetcrowd, the goal of the collection is…
- Plissade: An All-Textile Room Divider Developed Through Circular DesignPlissade, designed by Rotterdam-based studio Luis Marie, is an all-textile room divider that applies recycled materials and pleating techniques to create a freestanding acoustic…
- i-did feltThe recycled felt developed by i-did is special because it is made from discarded textiles and corporate clothing. Many types have already been made of: old KLM clothing, written-off army uniforms, hospital uniforms, mixed consumer clothing, sorted black consumer textile and now even Efteling corporate clothing!
- Circular Tent Design Using Recycled Denim And Local ProductionDutch tent manufacturer Karsten introduces the Blueline collection, a range of tents made entirely from recycled materials. At the core of the design is…
- Recyclable Alternative to Latex Carpet BackingSchmits Chemical Solutions has developed a recyclable alternative to synthetic latex, used for carpet backings. By replacing traditional latex with water-based dispersions, manufacturers can…
- Forza recycled fabricThe Surprise! collection is an upholstery collection created in collaboration with Enschede Textielstad, a weaving mill in the east of the Netherlands. This collection is made from recycled cotton. In the development of the collection, designer Roos Soetekouw and Enschede Textielstad set the goal to make the collection as festive and colourful as possible. All of that by not using a single drop of dyestuff; the colour in the textile comes from the recycled fibers in the yarns.
- This wood-based textile fibre is made without chemical solventsFinnish fibre technology company Spinnova developed a method to convert wood pulp directly into textile fibre, without the need for chemical solvents. The semisynthetic…
