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Trash to Tote: Giving Hard Plastics a Second Life

Did you ever think that the plastic from your old fridge or washing machine could be recycled into shopping bags? That’s exactly what Waste2Wear is doing. They’ve created reusable bags from polypropylene, taken from old appliances combined with discarded single use food containers, giving plastic waste a whole new purpose. Since the pandemic,...

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The True Value of Recycled Polyester: Addressing Misconceptions About rPET

There are many misconceptions about recycled polyester (rPET) in the fashion industry. While the discussion about closed-loop systems and improved recycling technologies is important, it's crucial to address these misconceptions to better understand the quality and sustainability of rPET. At Waste2Wear, we thought it was time to set things...

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From Fridge to shopping bags thanks to award-winning blockchain technology from Waste2Wear

Transparent supply chains seem to be becoming the new normal in the fashion industry. However, if you really want to produce sustainably, you need to know where your materials come from and flow to. This challenge is new to many companies, but there are also players in the market who worked very early on the digital tools that will soon become...

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Liquitex Launches World First Recycled Waste2Wear Art Canvas

After months of R&D, Waste2Wear is proud to announce a collaboration with Liquitex to deliver the first ever sustainable art canvasses. Innovation is at the core of Waste2Wear – as a pioneer in turning plastic waste into fabrics, finished garments and other textile goods, this launch is a positive development for the art world. Liquitex believes...

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Wear The C&A Change

C&A China is one of the most enduring and pioneering retailers in global apparel. Waste2Wear is an award-winning pioneer in sustainability – helping reduce global waste by turning plastic waste into all kinds of beautiful finished products. Together, they are proud to announce a new sustainable range of mens and ladies autumn/winter fashion...

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Waste2Wear Wins World Sustainability Award

Waste2Wear has won first place at the highly coveted World Sustainability Awards in the sustainable supply chain category. This distinguished award was earned in recognition of their innovatively developed blockchain technology to measure and locate every step of each supply chain to ensure full transparency and compliance. Nine esteemed judges...

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Turning plastics into products

Waste2Wear has been turning plastics into products since 2007 making them a true pioneer in the industry. Founder, and textile engineer, Monique Maissan is always on the cutting edge of innovation. The company not only provides the highest quality fabrics and products made from post-consumer plastic bottles (RPET) both pre-landfill and pre-ocean...

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Waste2Wear: A crisis turned an opportunity

Circularity is the hottest kid in town. Players across the fashion industry are increasingly investing in more sustainable products and ways of working. Although 2020 was a tough year for many in the retail industry, the company Waste2Wear grew their business significantly: The crisis actually made many large brands realize the necessity for...

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Waste2Wear blockchain allows brands to prove sustainable production

Sustainability is essential. This has been the conviction of Waste2Wear® for more then a decade. They have set the industry standard in creating versatile fashion fabrics made from recycled plastic waste. And they are one of the few companies that can prove the way they operate is truly sustainable. Using blockchain technology, their value chain...

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Waste2Wear presents world’s first collection of ocean plastic fabrics verified with Blockchain

Waste2Wear, the Dutch company that makes fabrics out of recycled plastic bottles, has presented the world’s first collection of recycled ocean plastic fabrics that is fully traceable using blockchain technology at the international textile fair Première Vision, taking place from 17th to 19th September in Paris. By implementing blockchain...