recycling

The Design Skills for Embedding Circularity pilot programme is launching an intensive six-week design sprint to address complex, real-world end-of-life product challenges. Funded by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and delivered alongside the Design Council, WRAP, and URGE Collective, the initiative pairs professional designers, design engineers, and researchers directly with waste management giant Biffa and major retailer Decathlon.

Textile impact company Syre has announced an expanded collaboration with retail giant Target to accelerate the adoption of next-generation circular materials. The partnership focuses on integrating textile-to-textile recycled polyester into high-volume product lines, specifically targeting apparel and home goods.

Agilyx ASA, a Norway-based chemical recycler, says it has entered into an agreement to raise its ownership in GreenDot Global, a prominent European platform for sourcing, sorting and supplying plastic scrap for recycling, to 50.1 percent.

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Pact have published a ten-point blueprint outlining how a comprehensive system for textiles could be designed and implemented in the UK.

Polysmart Packaging Limited, a trailblazer in food-grade rPET recycling in Nigeria, is dedicated to converting post-consumer plastic waste into high-quality recycled materials and sustainable packaging solutions. Today, the company revealed a groundbreaking $60 million expansion plan to establish the largest state-of-the-art plastic recycling facility in Nigeria.

The recycling of garments made from various fibers has long posed a significant challenge for the textile industry. Without an effective chemical or mechanical process to separate and recover individual materials, these garments have typically ended up as waste, destined for incineration or landfills.