the future of valueless textile waste - hogeschool rotterdam
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The Future of Valueless Textile Waste
Valueless Textile Waste isNon-rewearable & least profitable
Table of contents
• The Team
• The Problem
• Findings
1.Valueless Textiles
2.Chemical Recyclers
3.Market Potential
• Conclusion
• Discussion
Celine van den Berg
Fabian Fengler
Melanie de Vries
Pepino Schoonen
Qiaoying Chen
Yuki Perez Kayano
Reseachers valueless waste streams Reseachers chemical recyclers Reseachers market potential
• On average, 100 billion garments are produced every year. That is 14 pieces of clothing for every
person on Earth!
• Less than 1% of clothing materials are recycled into new textiles and fibres even though most of the
materials can be recycled.
• 1 rubbish truck of clothing (2,625kg) is burnt or landfilled every second
as low-quality garments are often discarded after 7 to 8 wears.
The Problem
Wants “to raise awareness of the urgency for a solution for
non-reusable used textiles and to start acting and trying
out potential solutions”Working towards a solution...
1. Valueless Textile Waste
Black Stream
Grey stream
Cotton44%
Unkown24%
Polyester21%
Other1%
Viscose6%
Polyamide2% Elastane
1%
Polyacrylic1%
Black Stream Rotterdam Area: 6 million
Cotton
Unkown
Polyester
Other
Viscose
Polyamide
Elastane
Polyacrylic
Wool0%
Acetate0% Viscose
1%Cotton
11%
Polyacrylic2%
Polyester55%
Polyamide13%
Elastane0%
Polyurethane0%
Other fibre3%
Unknown15%
Grey Stream Rotterdam Area: 2,7 million kg
Wool
Acetate
Viscose
Cotton
Polyacrylic
Polyester
Polyamide
Elastane
Polyurethane
Other fibre
Unknown
Mono Fibre45%
Two Fibres26%
Three Fibres5%
Unknown24%
BLACK STREAM BLENDS
Mono Fibre27%
Two Fibres37%
Three Fibres21%
Unknown15%
GREY STREAM BLENDS
Black Stream Blends Grey stream Blends
Cotton -Polyester; 42%
Cotton – Elastane; 21%
Elastane – Viscose; 10%
Elastane – Polyamide; 3%
Polyester – Polyamide; 0%
Polyester - Elastane; 4%
Other two fibre; 20%
Two Fibre Blend Black Stream
Cotton -Polyester
Cotton – Elastane
Elastane – Viscose
Elastane – Polyamide
Polyester – Polyamide
Polyester - Elastane
Other two fibre
Cotton65%
Polyester28%
Polyamide3%
Viscose3%
Polyacrylic0%
Other Mono Fibres1%
Mono Fibre Blend Black Stream
Cotton
Polyester
Polyamide
Viscose
Polyacrylic
Other Mono Fibres
Cotton8%
Polyester82%
Polyamide10%
Mono Fibre Grey Stream
Cotton
Polyester
Polyamide
Cotton -Polyester29%
Polyester – Polyamide44%
Polyester - Elastane9%
Other two fibre18%
Two Fibre Blend Grey Stream
Cotton -Polyester
Polyester – Polyamide
Polyester - Elastane
Other two fibre
1. Ioniqa 2. Ambercycle 3. Worn Again TechnologiesChemical recyclers
MarketObjective: To research the market potential for recycled
yarn in the Netherlands.
PESTLE Analysis
• Political
⚬ Subsidies
⚬ Versnellingshuis
⚬ Budgets: Dutch Government and Horizon 2020
• Economic
⚬ Producer and Consumer Confidence
• Social
⚬ Consumer Trends
⚬ Labour Force
• Legal
⚬ Permits
• Environmental
⚬ Laws
⚬ SDG Goals
Porter’s Five Forces
Q&A