Samsara and Deakin University partner on textile recycling

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Partnership will research and find recycling solutions for specific additives such as  dyes, finishes and coatings present in textile waste

Deakin-Samsara tour of IFM and BioFactory. Picture: Mike Dugdale

Enzymatic recycling specialist Samsara Eco has partnered with Australia’s Deakin University to fast track the development of technology that could recycle textiles and plastics previously considered unrecyclable.

The collaboration will see Samsara work with Deakin’s Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH) to better understand and find recycling solutions for specific additives like dyes, finishes and coatings present in textile waste.

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