Textile waste is an urgent global crisis. Yooretex exists to champion a solution: industrial-scale textile-to-textile (T2T) recycling. This disruptive approach tackles waste at its source, cuts reliance on virgin fossil-fuel materials, and builds true circularity. The recent groundbreaking launch of Circ's polycotton T2T recycling factory in France powerfully validates this critical mission.
Landmark Validation:
France and the EU are backing the T2T future, providing significant funding for Circ's independent $500 million (€450 million) industrial-scale recycled polyester facility in Saint-Avold. Operational by 2028, it will be the world's first plant dedicated to commercially recycling complex polycotton blends – a major industry breakthrough.
Circ-Ready, Circ's program to facilitate recycling fabric adoption through manufacturer partnerships, demonstrates the collaborative model essential for market transformation. Circ's milestone proves that scaling efficient polycotton recycling and delivering fossil-free materials like rPET is not just viable – it's the sustainable future apparel demands.
Hydrothermal technology powers Circ's textile recycling: Circ's core hydrothermal process depolymerizes polyester while preserving cotton fibers, recovering pure rPET and recycled cotton. This is the type of scalable solution necessary to transform blended textile waste into valuable resources.
