Our return and recycle strategy for Trevira CS fabrics
Indorama Ventures came up with an innovative recycling concept for Trevira CS textiles as long ago as 2013. These used textiles represent a valuable raw material, and thanks to our return and recycle strategy, they can be given a meaningful new lease of life. For example, they can be recycled to provide materials for insulation or soundproofing. These in turn can be used in acoustic panels for offices or conference venues, in the hotel and hospitality sectors and in public buildings.
We ensure that all links in the textile chain, from yarn manufacturers right up to the end user, are aware that we take back used Trevira CS textiles. For example, if you want to refurbish a hotel, you or your chosen contractor can send your old Trevira CS fabrics back to us. The fabrics are stored in our warehouses until we have collected the minimum quantity required to send them to an external recycling plant to be mechanically processed and recycled.
To ensure that we put our recycling strategy into practice in a sustainable way, we think about where our end consumers are based. Fabrics returned to us within Europe are collected for onwards recycling at our production site in Bobingen, southern Germany, while for textiles outside of Europe sensible local arrangements are available.
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