Cisutac is a new European consortium that aims at identifying and eliminating the bottlenecks that hinder circularity in the apparel sector.
Cisutac will start work on technological, industry-specific and socio-economic issues relating to sustainable fashion, concentrating on three areas: repairing, disassembling products and sorting used items to identify those that are recyclable and reusable, with an emphasis on fiber-to-fiber recycling, and circular design. Pilot projects will be carried out in each of these areas. Cisutac will evaluate the creation of semi-automated workstations, assess infrastructure and material flows, and encourage the gradual digitalisation of waste sorting operations. Cisutac also aims to raise awareness, among consumers and the industry as a whole, about circularity issues related to clothes.
Euratex, Inditex, Decathlon and Lenzing are among members of Cisutac. Euratex, the European apparel and textile confederation, will facilitate the circular economy transition, liaise with other projects and initiatives, support the development of training and education material, including master classes, raise awareness in Europe of the environmental impact of textiles and provide input for policy, standardisation and certification to facilitate the transition to the circular economy.
The fashion industry is replacing the take-make-dispose model, which is worn out, with a circular economy for fashion in which clothes are kept at their highest value and designed from the outset to never end up as waste.
