Opportunities for textiles in a circular economy€¦ · Big opportunities for cotton in a circular...
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Opportunities for textiles in a circular economy
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Our current economy is not
sustainable
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We use 1.6 planet’s worth of resources every year
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Current Approach:Take. Make.
Dispose.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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53m tonnes of fibres produced each year
Less than 1% (half a million tonnes)
is recycled back into production
Further info: tiny.cc/fibres
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The argument for a more ‘Circular Economy’
- Design out waste and pollution
- Keep products and materials in use
- Regenerate natural systems
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How does C.E. work in other
sectors? The milk container
example
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Competitive Threat
Patagonia has been using recycled polyester from plastic drink bottles
since 1993
Billions of PET bottles have been turned into polyester clothing
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Polyester clothing companies are “talking up” the Circular Economy and
the recyclability of their clothing
How does cotton compete in this type of economy?
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(1)
Minimise issues of concern
- Minimise water use
- Minimise pesticide use
- Minimise soil impacts
- Avoid bad employment practices
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(2)
Increase clothing utilisation
- Quality cotton lasts longer
- Engage with charity op shops to utilise unsold cotton clothing
- Encourage retail / charity link ups
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Retail Partnerships You can pick up a $10
Country Road voucher all year around when you
donate at least one Country Road item to a
Red Cross Shop
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Retail Partnerships Country Road also
donate unsold new clothing to Red Cross Shops
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Retail Partnerships Since 2008
28 million garments have been donated in M&S and
Oxfam shops
- worth an estimated £19 million for Oxfam
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(3)
Radically improve recycling - Potential to sell recycled content cotton
with no loss of quality
- Recycled cotton could use up to 98% less water
- Could match the recycling claims of polyester clothing and have less environmental impact
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H&M have already been selling denim jeans that use 20% recycled
fibre
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They have also collected more than 17,000 tonnes of textiles —
the equivalent of 89 million T-shirts.
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Levi’s and Evrnu have created prototype jeans with
50% recycled content
Potential to go to 100% recycled content
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Radical form of recycling
Evrnu breaks down cotton at the molecular level
Then extrudes the resulting pulp into pristine fibres
Apparently as strong as conventional cotton
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H&M Foundation has also funded an
innovative new cotton recycling initiative.
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In 2017, C&A launched cotton T-shirts that can be composted at home
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(4)
Make effective use of resources and move to renewable inputs
- Always potential to maximise efficiencies
- Renewable powered electric vehicles / hydrogen vehicles
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Big opportunities for cotton in a circular economy