What is considered post-consumer recycled yarn
Post-consumer recycled yarn is obtained from waste from discarded textile products whose cotton fibres will be reused in the development of a new textile product. Post-consumer waste is more difficult to sort than pre-consumer waste, through due to various color shades, fabric blends, and it is generally a more labor-intensive process. Waste is sorted, shredded, and spinned creating recycled yarns.
Benefits of using post-consumer recycled yarn
Recycle your own garments into new recycled yarn
In a circular system, once the useful life of a product is up, it is recycled back into the supply chain, diverting it from the landfill. Post-consumer recycled yarn is one way of helping to create a more circular, and less wasteful, fashion industry.
Prevents intesive land use
The Council for Textile Recycling estimates that there are 25 billion pounds of textile waste generated annually. Post-consumer recycled yarn gives a new life to textile waste instead of ending in a landfill.
Reduction of the carbon footprint
By creating post-consumer recycled yarn we help to reduce the amount of energy, water and color used, as no chemical products are used in the whole process. The CO2 and fossil fuel emission savings can be partially offset by using existing materials. Respin covers the whole integrated process, making possible to directly recycle unwanted clothes, and obtaining new post-consumer recycled yarn. There’s also a uniqueness component, as recycled yarns are not redyed, and raw materials are used to craft the yarn make every production unique.
