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Tejin & Patagonia join hands for Polyester Recycling Program
20 Aug '05
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Leader of Japanese textile industry and polyester major Tejin has joined forces with Patagonia to begin a polyester product recycling program from next month.
According to the program, Patagonia will recover from customers used Capilene undergarment products. Teijin will recycle them as polyester materials at a "fiber-to-fiber" recycling facility in Teijin Fibers' Matsuyama plant.
Thus, the new partnership closes the manufacturing loop on post-consumer recycled (PCR) textiles already in use by Patagonia. In 1993, the company incorporated into its product line fleece made from PCR plastic soda bottles. Patagonia now uses PCR materials in about 30 of its products, which the company says saves some 26 million plastic bottles from landfill.
This year, Patagonia began using a new PCR filament yarn containing 30%-50% post-consumer feedstock made from discarded soda bottles, polyester uniforms, tents, and garments. The remainder of the yarn comes from post-industrial feedstock -- yarn and polymer factory waste products.
Patagonia is currently working on shifting its entire Capilene line from raw materials to recovered materials, according to Vlahos. By the fall of 2006, the company plans to manufacture Capilene products from 50% to 100% PCR polyester.
According to the program, Patagonia will recover from customers used Capilene undergarment products. Teijin will recycle them as polyester materials at a "fiber-to-fiber" recycling facility in Teijin Fibers' Matsuyama plant.
Thus, the new partnership closes the manufacturing loop on post-consumer recycled (PCR) textiles already in use by Patagonia. In 1993, the company incorporated into its product line fleece made from PCR plastic soda bottles. Patagonia now uses PCR materials in about 30 of its products, which the company says saves some 26 million plastic bottles from landfill.
This year, Patagonia began using a new PCR filament yarn containing 30%-50% post-consumer feedstock made from discarded soda bottles, polyester uniforms, tents, and garments. The remainder of the yarn comes from post-industrial feedstock -- yarn and polymer factory waste products.
Patagonia is currently working on shifting its entire Capilene line from raw materials to recovered materials, according to Vlahos. By the fall of 2006, the company plans to manufacture Capilene products from 50% to 100% PCR polyester.
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