#Recycling / Circular Economy
Accelerating Circularity showcases t-shirts made of recycled textiles
“These T-Shirts demonstrate what is possible through the collaborative efforts of our partners. The 100% cotton Tees were made from 26/1 yarn by Giotex from a combination of recycled post-consumer textiles, post-industrial textiles, and virgin cotton.” shared Karla Magruder, Founder, and President of Accelerating Circularity “The touch and physical performance e.g., shrinkage, pilling, etc. is comparable to 100% virgin cotton and therefore can be scaled commercially as well as recycled in future. The feedstock for the post-consumer textiles was from Bank and Vogue and exemplifies Putting Textiles to Good Use TM.”
“Giotex is a founding member of Accelerating Circularity.” Said Angela Boswell, Accelerating Circularity US Project Director.” We introduced them to Bank and Vogue as a supplier of high- quality post-consumer feedstock for recycling. ACP is a do-tank, that demonstrates that textile-to- textile circular systems are feasible and worth engaging in for the entire supply chain.”
Accelerating Circularity is in the process of running commercial-scale trials of textile-to-textile recycling for denim, tee shirts, fleece, workwear, and towels in partnership with waste collectors/sorters, recyclers, mills, brands/retailer companies in the USA and Europe.
Please see our website for more information on our work and trials; http://www.acceleratingcircularity.org















