ecosystem will be thriving, driven by sufficient capacities for innovative fiber-to-fiber recycling, while the incineration and landfilling of textiles will be reduced to the minimum,” shared Accelerating Circularity founder and president Karla Magruder.
Landfilling, and destruction of unsold and returned goods, is a hefty burden to bear for retailers. In an investigation last year, Amazon — recently celebratingon its recent Prime Day — was the subject of scrutiny after a British broadcaster from ITV reported Amazon destroyed millions of items of unsold stock at one of its 24 U.K. warehouses each year.
The company launched a series of projects afterward, including its FBA Grade and Resell program for select sellers. . Regardless of company-own projects, retailers must soon bend to incoming legislation. The polyester trial will intentionally align with the European Commission’sclimate-neutral continent by 2050. More specifically, it fits into the Commission’s promise to reinvent textile products by 2030 making them among the most durable, recyclable, non-hazardous and responsible goods on the market.
Along with the polyester trials, Accelerating Circularity’s European division will also plan a range of trials for some of the circular knits and woven fabrics. This means materials like Recover and Lenzing’s Refibra, as well as other innovations will get their chance at scaled recycling.