All Circular Economy articles
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Swedish researchers develop completely recycled viscose
Viscose textiles are typically made of biomass from the forest and fully recycled viscose is not available. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden claim they have now developed a technique to produce new viscose from worn-out cotton sheets. In Sweden, old textiles are usually burned to produce district heating. Extensive ...
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Carbios and Landbell Group team up to increase circularity of PET waste
Source: Carbios Carbios, the French specialist in biological recycling based on enzyme technologies, and Landbell Group, a provider of closed-loop recycling solutions, have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for the sourcing, preparation and recycling of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste using Carbios’ biorecycling technology at its ...
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Major progress in ski boot recycling; collaboration must be next
Source: Dalbello Dalbello LIFE ReSkiBoot Italian ski boot brand Dalbello celebrated the conclusion of its EU-funded LIFE ReSkiBoot project this February. The stated aim of this LIFE project was to produce and market 1,000 high-quality, competitive ski boots made from around 90 percent recycled secondary raw materials. ...
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Patagonia teams up with Eastman to address textile waste
Outdoor clothing brand Patagonia and global specialty materials firm Eastman teamed up to recycle around 3,600kg of pre- and post-consumer clothing waste, which Eastman processed through its molecular recycling technology. The process consists of breaking down unusable apparel from the outdoor brand into molecular building blocks that Eastman can use ...
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Renewcell files for bankruptcy
After the Swedish textile recycler postponed its annual report for the second time for economic reasons, the Board of Directors decided on Feb. 25 to file for bankruptcy of Re:NewCell AB (Renewcell). The bankruptcy petition will be filed with the Stockholm District Court. The reason for the decision to file ...
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Globetrotter launches Germany-wide second-hand buyback day
Instead of focusing on new purchases at the start of the season, the Hamburg-based outdoor retail chain Globetrotter is focusing on sustainable consumption and giving used goods a second chance: from hardware to clothing, all 22 adventure and city stores in Germany will be accepting used outdoor equipment on March ...
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Archive and ACS partner to make resale profitable in the UK
Archive, a San Francisco Bay Area-based brand resale technology platform, has announced its partnership with Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS), a UK-based center for circular and sustainable fashion fulfillment. Together, they will offer apparel, footwear, outdoor, and luxury brands the cleaning, repair and fulfillment of secondhand items on a branded resale ...
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Carbios partners with De Smet on construction of PET biorecycling plant
Carbios, a French company specializing in biological recycling based on enzyme technologies, has announced that it is partnering with De Smet Engineers & Contractors on the construction of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) biorecycling plant, described by Carbios as the first-of-its-kind in the world. The facility in Longlaville, in northeast France, ...
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Polartec and Must Had give excess inventory a second chance
Polartec has entered into a one-year partnership with Must Had, a Torino-based start-up and non-profit company that gives excess materials a second life. Throughout 2024, Polartec will rely on Must Had to extend the life of its excess inventory. Together, the companies will explore sustainable design practices and work towards ...
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Allied Feather + Down partners with Nemo for expansion of the Renu:Trace program
Allied Feather + Down, a California-based specialist in high-performance, ethically sourced and recycled down, is expanding its Renu:Trace recycled down program with the help of New Hampshire-based Nemo Equipment’s Endless Promise circular product collection. Nemo will be the first brand to use Allied’s recycling program to produce the world’s first ...
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Salomon presents first recyclable winter sports helmet
After four years of development, Salomon presented a ski and snowboard helmet that can be fully recycled at the end of its life. The new Brigade Index is made from polyolefins, a family of flexible and durable thermoplastics that can be recycled into plastic-based items such as flower pots or ...
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Nemo partners with Out&Back Outdoor for resale in the USA
With the expansion of its Endless Promise Collection in 2024, which focuses on creating gear that can be repaired, resold and ultimately recycled when it has completed its last adventure, US-based outdoor gear and accessories brand Nemo has partnered with Denver-based Out&Back Outdoor to provide US consumers with an easy ...
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Opinion
The circular economy: How well are outdoor brands actually doing it?
The buzzword of the corporate social responsibility teams has now been part of the diction for a decade – but how have brands fared with circularity? Has the word become as meaningless as sustainability has (which means all things to all people)? Circular economy is also being greenwashed The most ...
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More companies join Spiber’s Biosphere Circulation project
Spiber Inc. announced and welcomed new partnerships with DyStar, Kering’s Material Innovation Lab (MIL), Eileen Fisher Inc. and Johnstons of Elgin at the Biofabricate materials conference in Paris on Jan. 12-14. The companies joined Spiber’s Biosphere Circulation project, which presents a pioneering methodology for regenerating biobased and biodegradable textile and ...
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Maier Sports’ Circle4Future project takes shape
German outdoor apparel specialist Maier Sports has entered into a strategic partnership with Sympatex, the provider of sustainable membrane technology, to make outdoor weather protection products 100 percent circular. The aim of the “RE-innovation” concept is to create a system in which resources are not thrown away and destroyed, but ...
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Rebike’s e-bike refurbishment certified by TÜV Rheinland
The Premium Refurbishment Program from Rebike Mobility, Germany’s largest re-commerce company for e-bikes, has been awarded the “Tested Service Quality” certificate by TÜV Rheinland. Rebike is the first provider of reconditioned e-bikes to receive such certification. The basis for the certificate was an extensive audit by TÜV Rheinland in the ...
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Eastman’s Naia Renew receives GRS certification
The Naia Renew cellulosic fiber received Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification on Dec. 13, Eastman announced. This certifies Naia Renew’s recycled content, chain of custody, chemical restrictions, and social and environmental practices. Materials standards body Textile Exchange manages the GRS certification process, which also involves an independent third-party certifying body ...
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Rapha partners with United Repair Center
Cycling apparel brand Rapha has announced a partnership with United Repair Center (URC), an apparel repairs operation based in Amsterdam. The collaboration is part of Rapha’s commitment to circularity and “a more sustainable future for the cycling apparel industry,” the company said. The repairs will take place at URC’s new ...
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Brose makes a convincing case for the remanufacture of e-bike drives
Re-pair, re-sale, re-cycle, re-furbishment and even re-manufacturing: The German e-bike drive supplier Brose Antriebstechnik makes it possible. During a visit to Brose E-Bike, the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) discussed re-manufacturing in detail with the Berlin-based e-bike drive manufacturer. Brose aims to set extremely demanding standards in the industry with ...
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Spinnova calls for incentives for and investment in circular fashion at COP28
Finnish biomaterials company Spinnova has emphasized the importance of climate action in the global fashion and textile industry in the context of COP28. The company justifies this because the fashion and apparel industry is one of the most environmentally damaging industries in the world. It is responsible for 4 percent ...