RECYCLING
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NEWSLETTER #3 : RECYCLING
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Can the fashion sector become self-sufficient in resources?
Often brandished as an illustration of eco-responsibility, from baby steps to an over-frequent phenomenon, it has only taken a few years for recycling to blossom in the fashion world.
Alternately loved and decried, is recycling the solution to a virtuous collection?
As a sector under intense scrutiny for its excessive use of natural and fossil resources, fashion has found a counter to this concern with the boom in recycled materials.
Promoting a new, non-linear production system, associating recycling with circularity has become commonplace. However, the golden rules of the circular economy are the 5Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Return to the earth. Recycling is therefore just one stage in a circular approach and not enough on its own.
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Is polyester recycling a sustainable solution?
The overwhelming popularity of recycled polyester would suggest that it’s a kind of miracle solution for fashion and the environment. And although it is a real solution, it’s not as simple as all that, and it’s certainly not a license to mass-produce new polyester for secondary recycling. The recycling process is itself energy-intensive, production channels continue to lack structure and the origin of the transformed material remains difficult to trace. We think it’s important to add here that the energy performance of recycled polyester is still lower than that of natural materials and it is a good idea to remain wary, both in terms of its use and brand message.
What are the advantages of mono-material kits?
They facilitate recycling, by taking the end of life of the product into consideration from its conception.
Compositions in 100% materials and components, optimising recyclability.
Available in cotton, hemp, polyester, polyamide from the main material to the functional and decorative components.