Paris-headquartered Reju has announced a new partnership with Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems to accelerate textile-to-textile recycling in the UK.

In May this year London-headquartered Circle-8 acquired a single line sorter from Denmark’s NewRetex to establish its first 25,000-ton per annum automated textile sorting and pre-processing plant (ATSP). Circle-8 aims to build a network of such ATSPs designed to turn non-reusable textiles into feedstock for high volume textile recyclers, along with establishing key partnerships to drive the shift to fibre-to-fibre recycling.

Under the new partnership, Circle-8 will supply Reju’s future European regeneration hubs with feedstock via this first ATSP and Reju will leverage the feedstock for production of its regenerated Reju Polyester that will have a 50% lower carbon footprint compared to virgin polyester and can be regenerated infinitely.

“Working with Circle-8’s growing ecosystem and ATSP will enable us to elevate the efficiency of the textile recycling process, making it easier and more precise, resulting in a premium product, meeting the high Reju standard for polyester,” said Patrik Frisk, CEO of Reju. “As more consumers and clothing producers become aware of the importance of keeping textiles out of landfills, it is critical to have automated, streamlined processes and facilities in the places where the textile waste is.”

With Circle-8 providing pre-sorted and pre-processed feedstock at a large scale for Reju’s proprietary regeneration technology, this partnership ensures efficiency, accuracy and scalability for the upwards of 700,000 tons of non-reusable textile waste generated in the UK every year.

“Reju and Circle-8 share an unwavering commitment to unlocking infinite textile-to-textile recycling here in the UK and around the globe,” said Cyndi Rhoades, co-founder and CEO at Circle-8. “With global regulatory bodies enacting coordinated efforts addressing the issue, Reju and Circle-8 are dedicated to scalable solutions meeting regulatory demands and achieving a more sustainable future.”

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