Fashion to House: Polycotton to Panels for Household products
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB - RISE Research Institute of Sweden AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 499 905 |
| Project duration | October 2024 - October 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Impact Innovation Net Zero industry - Program-specific efforts |
| Call | Impact Innovation: System demonstrators for the sustainable manufacturing industries of the future - step 1 |
Purpose and goal
100 million tons of discarded polycotton textile is incinerated or sent to landfills annually. This project aims to create a new demand for these polycotton textile waste, in the household products industry, which uses 100s of millions of tons of virgin plastics. The objectives are; (i) Test feasibility of different waste streams; (ii) Develop methodologies for analyze the following a) supply chain stability, b) environmental impact; c) sustainability proposition; (iii) develop use-cases.
Expected effects and result
Polycotton textiles are difficult to recycle, but very popular in the fashion industry. The main effect of this project is to encourage a new approach to open loop textile recycling for high-value products in household products industry, which relies on virgin plastics. The impact of this project is to create a new demand and supply paradigm connecting the Fashion Industry to the household products industry, both of which are high-value and high-volume industries.
Planned approach and implementation
Initially relevant waste streams for polycotton textiles will be evaluated and different materials will be benchmarked. The H&M group and Wargön Innovation will support with supply side and Electrolux group and The Loop Factory will support with production and use-case. Basic prototypes will be developed according to selected use-cases. Different methodologies for in-depth analysis of environmental impact, supply-chain resilience, regulatory and policy issues will be developed.