Spain's Zara & Circ launch recycled textile women's collection

Zara and Circ have broken down blends of polyester and cotton—referred to as polycotton—into new recycled raw materials to create new garments. Circ's recycling technology can separate polycotton blended textile waste and recover both cellulosic and synthetic fibres, Zara and Circ said in a joint press release.

The collection features lyocell garments made with 50 per cent recycled polycotton textile waste and polyester garments with 43 per cent recycled polycotton textile waste. With creative direction from the design team at Zara Woman, the collection showcases on-trend and light garments in burgundy tones that are designed to keep in circulation.

“We believe our partnership with Zara signals a seismic shift in how the fashion industry and consumers view what is possible in sustainability,” said Peter Majeranowski, CEO of Circ. “This is the first-time recycled polyester and lyocell clothing manufactured from polycotton textile waste is in the hands of consumers, and we are taking important steps towards making circularity the new standard. Circ and Zara want to create a new future in which the garments hanging in our closets are made from recycled materials that can then be recycled over and over again.”

“This first-of-its-kind collection demonstrates that innovation in new fibres and collaboration with specialised experts are two key pillars in advancing the circularity of the textile industry. Circ’s technology opens the door to effectively separate and recycle any blend of polyester and cotton—which is one of the most common textile blends in clothing. At Zara and Inditex, we want to lead the transformation of our industry by creating fashion collections rooted in circularity,” remarked Javier Losada, Inditex chief sustainability officer.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB)