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Aquafil, Speedo USA launch take-back of swimwear scraps

Aquafil collaborates with Speedo USA for a take-back program that will allow Speedo USA’s post-manufacturing swimwear scraps to be upcycled into Aquafil’s 100 per cent regenerated ECONYL nylon. Leftover fabric scraps get a new life with this program, which allows them to be turned back into raw nylon fibre and finally, new swimsuits. The new Speedo PowerFLEX Eco swimwear fabric is made from ECONYL and is endlessly recyclable. This limitless recyclability creates a closed-loop manufacturing partnership between the two companies.

Giulio Bonazzi, Chairman and CEO, Aquafil said that they were challenging apparel manufacturers to be more sustainable and restructure their supply chain to divert waste from landfill. Aquafil’s partnership with Speedo shows the company’s commitment to the environment and their ingenuity in creating products from materials that can be recycled an infinite number of times is another feature of the programme, Bonazzi added.

Post-production fabric waste, in the swimwear industry, was not suitable for traditional recycling due to its complex technical composition. However, with Aquafil’s new technology this is now possible. The new technology can turn swimwear fabric and other blended waste materials into new raw nylon. The cutting-edge ECONYL Regeneration System takes manufacturing byproduct waste and nylon materials that have reached the end of their product life, such as abandoned fishing nets and old carpets, and re-engineers them into high-quality ECONYL Nylon 6 for the production of new carpets, sportswear and swimwear.

Both Aquafil and Speedo USA, with this take-back program, will use the regeneration process to separate usable nylon from Speedo’s blended post-production fabric scraps. The used nylon will then be upcycled into raw nylon fibre, which can be made into new PowerFLEX Eco swimwear.

 
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