SCIRT
SCIRT
Towards a genuinely sustainable circular fashion economy
CETI is accelerating its R&D development in synthetic materials recycling
Thermomechanical recycling offers new opportunities for brands to valorise their textile waste streams.
SCIRT is a unique collaboration between industry and research.
Bringing together the entire textile value chain, the project aims to push boundaries and drive genuine change in support of the industrial transition towards circular fashion.
SCIRT is funded by the Horizon 2020 programme under Grant Agreement No. 101003906.
CETI is continuing its strong commitment to textile circularity with the commissioning of its thermomechanical recycling pilot line.
Through its thermomechanical pilot line, CETI contributes to the development of new filaments and yarns made from secondary synthetic raw materials, thereby facilitating transfer to industrial scale and supplying the market with more responsible sourcing solutions suitable for a wide range of applications, including fashion, workwear, sportswear, medical and healthcare textiles, agrotextiles, and beyond.
“Over the next three years, the project will demonstrate a complete textile-to-textile recycling system for discarded garments, focusing on the recycling of natural and synthetic fibres, as well as fibre blends.”
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The SCIRT project aims to demonstrate a complete textile-to-textile recycling system for discarded garments—or post-consumer textiles—by involving stakeholders across the entire value chain and focusing on the recycling of natural fibres, synthetic fibres and fibre blends. To achieve this goal, the project has defined four main objectives:
To deliver a closed-loop recycling solution for discarded textiles;
To stimulate and encourage conscious design and production practices;
To create new business opportunities by activating the textile value chain;
To raise awareness of the environmental and social impacts of clothing consumption.
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With the support of technical partners and research institutes, the clothing brands Decathlon, Petit Bateau, Bel & Bo, HNST and Xandres are contributing to the development, prototyping and production of six types of garments made using recycled fibres.
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