SAMSARA ECO AND LULULEMON FORGE PATH FOR SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
June 22nd, 2024
A major advance in textile-to-textile recycling was made this May (2024), with Lululemon Athletica, the Vancouver, Canada-based athleisure partnering with Sydney, Australia-based enviro-tech firm Samsara Eco to pioneer the production infinitely recycled nylon 6,6 and polyester derived from apparel waste (1).
Presently, nylon, acrylic and polyester account for approximately 60% of the clothing manufactured today according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) (2). However, by the end of their life cycle, 87% of total discarded textiles find their way into ...
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