North Carolina-based fibre innovator Unifi took some fibre industry experts by surprise when it launched a new 100% recycled filament polyester yarn with 50% textile content – a straightforward replacement for virgin polyester immediately available at scale.
At least half of this new yarn is textile waste derived from Unifi’s ‘Textile Takeback’ scheme, which recycles both post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste into virgin quality next-generation materials. It’s a yarn that can even be made from 100% textile waste content.
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