Fibre to fibre full circularity in the textile sector through novel polyester recycling technologies
LIFE POLITEX aims to establish the first industrial pilot plant for closed-loop recycling of polyester, transforming textile waste into new fibres to promote circularity in the textile industry.
Projectdetails
Introduction
The current system of textile production, distribution, and use operates in an almost entirely linear fashion. This, coupled with the concept of fast fashion, has led to significant problems of textile waste generation and accumulation in landfill or incineration.
Environmental Impact
In 2020, the global textile industry:
- Consumed approximately 93 billion m³ of water
- Generated 1.7 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions
- Released around 1 million tonnes of microfibres into the oceans
- Was responsible for 92 million tonnes of waste
This waste represents between 3% and 10% of the EU's environmental impact. It is crucial to emphasize that synthetic fibres currently account for 64% of the global fibre production, with polyester holding the lion's share of the market at 54%.
Recycling Challenges
Despite the recycling technologies presently available across Europe, it's essential to highlight that:
- Less than fifty percent of discarded clothing is collected for potential reuse or recycling once it's no longer required.
- A mere 1% undergoes recycling processes to be transformed into new clothing.
An increasing number of brands are transitioning to recycled versions of synthetic fibres, mainly polyester. The typical recycled alternative for virgin synthetic polyester fibres is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, the most widely used type of plastic bottles, produced in vast quantities each year.
Circular Economy Initiative
To truly establish circular economies in the textile industry, there is a growing imperative to convert textile waste back into new textiles.
Project Overview
LIFE POLITEX represents a pioneering effort, as it aims to become the first industrial pilot plant of comprehensive fibre-to-fibre recycling technology. This initiative seeks to demonstrate the complete closed circularity of polyester within the textile sector, all within a single industrial process that transforms processed textile waste into new polyester fibres.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
Subsidiebedrag | € 2.998.553 |
Totale projectbegroting | € 5.030.070 |
Tijdlijn
Startdatum | 1-6-2024 |
Einddatum | 30-11-2027 |
Subsidiejaar | 2024 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LAINDUSTRIA TEXTIL Y COSMETICApenvoerder
- COLEO RECYCLING BCN SL
- SELENIS PORTUGAL, SA
- SELENIS EUROPE SA
- ANGLES TEXTIL SA
- WASTEX TECHNOLOGIES SL
- SELPET POLIMEROS SL
Land(en)
Vergelijkbare projecten binnen LIFE
Project | Regeling | Bedrag | Jaar | Actie |
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Advanced post-consumer polyamide fibres REcycling for an innovative circular production of TIGHTSLIFE RE-TIGHTS aims to establish a circular economy for worn-out tights by developing a recycling model to transform them into high-quality secondary raw materials for new tights production. | LIFE Standar... | € 2.258.859 | 2023 | Details |
LIFE TREATS = Textile Recycling in Europe AT ScaleLIFE TREATS aims to scale up chemical recycling of blended textile waste in Sweden, producing recycled pulp while reducing environmental impacts and promoting circular economy in the textile industry. | LIFE Standar... | € 10.000.000 | 2023 | Details |
Implementation of circular economy processes to reduce textile waste in the manufacture of personal protective equipmentThe project aims to implement a circular economy for technical textiles by recycling 321 tons/year of waste into high-grade PPE fabrics, enhancing sustainability in high-risk industries. | LIFE Standar... | € 1.345.732 | 2023 | Details |
Closed-loop wAter Systems in textile industrial distriCts: multimodal orchestrAteD rEmoval of emerging pollutants from textile wastewaterLIFE-CASCADE develops analytical methods and wastewater treatment technologies to detect and remove PFAS and microplastics from textile industry wastewater, enhancing environmental safety. | LIFE Standar... | € 3.297.469 | 2023 | Details |
Advanced post-consumer polyamide fibres REcycling for an innovative circular production of TIGHTS
LIFE RE-TIGHTS aims to establish a circular economy for worn-out tights by developing a recycling model to transform them into high-quality secondary raw materials for new tights production.
LIFE TREATS = Textile Recycling in Europe AT Scale
LIFE TREATS aims to scale up chemical recycling of blended textile waste in Sweden, producing recycled pulp while reducing environmental impacts and promoting circular economy in the textile industry.
Implementation of circular economy processes to reduce textile waste in the manufacture of personal protective equipment
The project aims to implement a circular economy for technical textiles by recycling 321 tons/year of waste into high-grade PPE fabrics, enhancing sustainability in high-risk industries.
Closed-loop wAter Systems in textile industrial distriCts: multimodal orchestrAteD rEmoval of emerging pollutants from textile wastewater
LIFE-CASCADE develops analytical methods and wastewater treatment technologies to detect and remove PFAS and microplastics from textile industry wastewater, enhancing environmental safety.
Vergelijkbare projecten uit andere regelingen
Project | Regeling | Bedrag | Jaar | Actie |
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Chemisch recyclingsproces voor post-industrial textielHet project richt zich op het ontwikkelen van nieuwe recyclingtechnologieën voor het gelijktijdig hoogwaardig hergebruiken van polykatoen uit textielafval, in samenwerking met kledinginzamelaar Sympany. | Mkb-innovati... | € 20.000 | 2021 | Details |
Geavanceerde mechanische PET-textiel recyclingDye-FF B.V. onderzoekt de haalbaarheid van een geavanceerd mechanisch recycling proces voor het ontkleuren en terugwinnen van kleurstoffen uit polyestertextiel om hergebruik te bevorderen. | Mkb-innovati... | € 20.000 | 2023 | Details |
Chicfashic Clothing Degradation Systemhet mogelijk is om textielafval biologisch af te breken tot nanocellulose, waardoor een duurzaam circulair systeem voor kledingrecycling ontstaat. | Mkb-innovati... | € 20.000 | 2020 | Details |
Volledig geautomatiseerd en emissievrij circulair textiel kleur- en afwerkingsplatformHet project ontwikkelt een geautomatiseerd, emissievrij platform voor circulaire textielverf en -afwerking, gericht op afvalreductie en duurzaamheid. | Mkb-innovati... | € 350.000 | 2022 | Details |
Eco conversion of lower grade PET and mixed recalcitrant PET plastic waste into high performing biopolymersECOPLASTIC aims to transform unrecyclable PET plastic waste into high-performance bioplastics through innovative depolymerization and biopolymer production, promoting true circularity and sustainability. | EIC Pathfinder | € 3.045.502 | 2022 | Details |
Chemisch recyclingsproces voor post-industrial textiel
Het project richt zich op het ontwikkelen van nieuwe recyclingtechnologieën voor het gelijktijdig hoogwaardig hergebruiken van polykatoen uit textielafval, in samenwerking met kledinginzamelaar Sympany.
Geavanceerde mechanische PET-textiel recycling
Dye-FF B.V. onderzoekt de haalbaarheid van een geavanceerd mechanisch recycling proces voor het ontkleuren en terugwinnen van kleurstoffen uit polyestertextiel om hergebruik te bevorderen.
Chicfashic Clothing Degradation System
het mogelijk is om textielafval biologisch af te breken tot nanocellulose, waardoor een duurzaam circulair systeem voor kledingrecycling ontstaat.
Volledig geautomatiseerd en emissievrij circulair textiel kleur- en afwerkingsplatform
Het project ontwikkelt een geautomatiseerd, emissievrij platform voor circulaire textielverf en -afwerking, gericht op afvalreductie en duurzaamheid.
Eco conversion of lower grade PET and mixed recalcitrant PET plastic waste into high performing biopolymers
ECOPLASTIC aims to transform unrecyclable PET plastic waste into high-performance bioplastics through innovative depolymerization and biopolymer production, promoting true circularity and sustainability.