Polyester and shoe pilots among Circular Future Fund winners
24/05/2022
The fund will supply grants between £150,000 and £300,000 and winning projects will be supported over one year, from May 2022.
The Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour will use the money to fund a pilot project that uses CO2 technology to separate dyes from polyester fabric. The process reuses the dye, recycles the water, uses less energy and removes polluting auxiliary chemicals.
Footwear company Pip and Henry will use the money to create designs easily sorted into their separate materials for easier recycling, as well as for an expandable shoe that grows with the child.
Image: Pip and Henry uses materials including organic cotton and recycled TPR.
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