Supported by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, MASCOT and seven large players from the Danish textile and recycling industry have joined the Danish Technological Institute on an ambitious mission. The goal is that in the future, clothing waste is to be processed to such a high quality that it can be used in the production of new clothing in order to directly enter the value chain.
The green transformation of the clothing industry requires new approaches to clothing design and to the processes that transform clothing waste into usable fibres for new textile products. That is the reason why the workwear company has not only teamed up with players in the clothing industry, but also with providers of materials and recycling services.
This Circular Textile Industry project is supported by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s development and demonstration program (MUDP). Project manager Julie Brender Trads from the Technological Institute indicates that just like with plastics, textiles are designed to withstand washing and wear. In order to be able to reuse them, it is necessary to separate the materials and remove dyes and impregnating agents, without the material itself being damaged.
