The textile-to-textile regeneration company Reju and London-based company Circle-8 textile ecosystems have entered into a partnership. Together they want to promote the large-scale textile-to-textile recycling (T2T) in Great Britain. You want to reduce the growing amount of old textiles.
After the opening of the ‘Regeneration Hub Zero’ pilot plant in Frankfurt in October 2024, Reju announced his first industrial textile recycling center in the Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard (Netherlands) in May this year. Other regeneration centers are planned in Europe, for which Circle-8 will deliver the starting material.
The developer of ecosystems and infrastructures uses its own digitized system for automated sorting and pre -processing of textiles (ATSP) to process old textile waste. Reju will then produce its regenerated Reju polyester from this material. This has a fifty percent lower CO2 footprint compared to conventional polyester and can be regenerated infinitely often.
Expansion of the T2T recycling
“Cooperation with the growing ecosystem and the ATSP system from Circle-8 enables us to increase the efficiency of the textile recycling process,” commented Reju CEO Patrik Frisk in a press release. “The process becomes easier and more precisely, which leads to a premium product that corresponds to the high reju standard for polyester.”
“Since more and more consumers: inside and clothing manufacturers: become aware of the importance of keeping textiles away from landfill, it is crucial to have automated, optimized processes and systems in the places where textile waste is incurred,” adds Frisk.
The partnership is intended to reduce the more than 700,000 tons of non -reusable textile waste annually in Great Britain. Circle-8 provides pre-sorted and sorted output material for Reju and leading British brands and retail companies should gain access to a fully transparent and practical circulatory system.
“Reju and Circle-8 share an unshakable commitment, real unlimited textile-to-textile recycling here in Great Britain and worldwide,” explains Cyndi Rhoades, co-founder and CEO from Circle-8. “This partnership underlines the importance of cooperation and innovation when converting textile waste in resources.”
“Global supervisory authorities make coordinated efforts to tackle this problem. Reju and circle-8 are devoted to scalable solutions that meet the regulatory requirements and achieve a more sustainable future,” adds Rhoades.
In the past few months, Reju has also announced partnerships with Antex and Utexa, multifilament yarn manufacturers with production locations in Europe and America. Likewise, partnerships with the Italian Removement Organization Rematrix and the French pioneer in the recycling of old textiles Nouvelles fibres Textiles (NFT).