Recycling breakthrough for PrimaLoft’s biodegradable fibre
18/03/2019
During third-party testing, these recycled polyester fibres were broken down to their basic components before being regenerated into new material that can be used in insulation or fabrics. According to PrimaLoft, they can be chemically recycled with a 95% yield rate. There is also no reduction on performance, it said.
Making the announcement, PrimaLoft CEO Mike Joyce said: “The intention of PrimaLoft Bio was always to address the eventual end of life of a garment in an impactful way, while finding a solution for the industry-wide microplastics issue. Biodegradability is an end of life solution that works in harmony with the circularity model. With the ability to renew our fibres, we are changing the conversation to circularity.”
PrimaLoft Bio was unveiled in October 2018. As well as being made from 100% recycled content, the fibres have also been shown to biodegrade significantly when exposed to certain conditions, such as those found in landfill sites or in the ocean. This is achieved by enhancing the fibres so that they are more attractive to the microbes found in these environments.
These new findings now mean that, as well as being recycled and biodegradable, PrimaLoft Bio fibres can also be recycled into new material, ticking many of the boxes of a circular model, something which its creator is striving for.
Image credit: PrimaLoft.
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