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Our Christmas present from Debrand has arrived but we’re going to have to wait a little longer before we can unwrap these goodies. They’re headed off to our new Commercial Innovation Hub and will be amongst the first materials to go through our enzymatic recycling process when it opens later this year.   For those who didn’t catch our previous post about it, the boxes contain a range of preprocessed apparel including t-shirts and pants. Our enzymatic process will break them down to their original building blocks, and they will then be spun up again into yarn and turned into new apparel. When they get to their end of life, we’ll start the process again, creating an infinite and truly circular loop for textiles ♻️ #recycling #textilewaste #circularity

There is a lot of uncertainty in the world right now (perhaps more than usual) but one thing is sure – our unwavering focus to eliminate waste and displace fossil fuels with infinite plastic recycling.     Late last year, we announced new capabilities to recycle nylon 6 – a milestone not just for us but for tackling textile waste. Since then, our team is regularly asked why recycling nylon 6 is so important and how it’s different to other materials. So if you’ve been wondering the same thing, click through the images below to find out. 👚  

We’re in the business of making old, new again to create a waste-free, fossil-fuel-free future.     Thank you Marion Rae for covering our story. We’ve come a long way since our early lab days and have no plans of slowing down so we can help repair our planet. Onwards and upwards ♻️      Link in comments. #circularity #recycling #zerowaste

We're not into crystal balls or fortune telling (we prefer science and hard facts) but if we're predicting the future, we say it’s going to be circular. Instead of taking from earth’s finite resources to make new, we’ll use what’s already in circulation, repairing and recycling to recreate, infinitely for a waste-free, fossil-fuel free world. So it’s positive to see the recent report from the Australian Government pushing for a circular future.     According to the report, Australia can add $26bn to the economy over the next decade while diverting 26 million tonnes of waste from landfill each year by doubling its circularity. At the same time, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 14 per cent.     They’re pretty compelling stats.    The report also recommends a Circular Economy Act and a framework to guide circularity to make it happen, which is a good start. Because after all, every action matters.    Find links to the full report plus a helpful summary from The Australian in the comments below.   #circularity #zerowaste #recycling

After a short break recharging and enjoying the Aussie summer (or winter for our northern hemisphere teammates), we’re back and raring to go for a BIG 2025. Here’s to tackling the hard stuff with new innovations and partnerships to bring us all one step closer to a waste-free, fossil-fuel-free world 🌏     For now, enjoy some throwbacks to our team at “work” – or as we like to think about it – our team creating change 🙌

The holidays are almost here and while we’re not big on physical presents, the shipment in the photo below is definitely something we love to see. It’s tonnes and tonnes of post-consumer textiles that have been pre-processed by our friends at Debrand, which are headed our way to get a second life.    The shredded materials in these boxes will go through our enzymatic recycling process so they can be made into new textiles. It means fewer garments will be made from fossil fuels and end in landfill. Now that is something to be jolly about!    Stay tuned for our unwrapping of the shipment in the new year. 🎉 Terri MacDonald Riedle Sarah Cook Lina G Londono

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Looking for holiday reads? Add this article from Trellis Group to your list. Elsa Wenzel dives into our latest innovation to recycle nylon 6 and why tackling mixed plastics and textiles is crucial to achieving circularity.     Erasing the need for fossil fuels in plastics and textiles is no small ambition but it's one worth striving for.     Link in comments. Paul Riley #circularity #textilewaste #recycling

A big shout out to our very own Sarah Cook for receiving the Chief Executive Women (CEW) 2024 ANZ Woman Leader in Sustainability Scholarship. Sarah will be heading over to the University of Cambridge next year to further deepen her craft in circularity. Go, Sarah! 🙌