Textile dye recovery meets reality – Part II

YORK – Part one of this series asked whether dye can be recovered. The answer was: sometimes, technically, with caveats. Part two asks the harder question: if it can be recovered, what exactly are you buying — and would you know how to use it?

A virgin dye arrives with a specification. A recovered dye arrives with a history. A prudent process adjustment would be a feasibility review — but a specialised feasibility review of a specific recovered colour is something very few brands worldwide can commission.