Waste2Wear, a Dutch textile company that uses recycled plastic bottles to produce fabrics, has launched what it claims is the world’s first fabric series made from ocean plastic, which can be 100% traceable using blockchain technology.
The fabric was exhibited at the Première Vision fabric exhibition in Paris, France, in September 2019. The marine fabric used in Waste2Wear is recycled from the waters and coastal areas of a small island near Shanghai, China. of plastic bottles.
Through collaboration with local governments and local NGOs, Waste2Wear has created a business model that helps fishermen in the region compensate for their waste by harvesting discarded plastic from the ocean. Chinese environmental regulations result in loss of economic income for fishermen. Now they collect more than 3 tons of waste plastic from the ocean every week.
Waste2Wear is currently launching a beta version of its proprietary blockchain system embedded in its range of ocean plastic fabric products. This will allow companies to track the history of recycled materials from start to finish. The blockchain system will gradually record and record the process of turning plastic waste into finished textile products. Waste2Wear said the system is designed to address customers’ needs for traceability of recycled materials.
Waste2Wear said the system is designed to address customers’ needs for traceability of recycled materials.
The company said: Over the past ten years, we have accumulated rich experience in the field of recycling waste plastics into high-end fabrics and textile products. This makes us a one-stop solution designed to help our customers develop sustainable products from post-consumer waste plastics. Waste2Wear has a comprehensive, verified and compliant value chain that helps textile companies and fashion brands simplify their journey towards circularity.
Waste2Wear’s core value is committed to reducing the generation of plastic waste by bringing together stakeholders such as universities, research institutions, governments, fashion and textile companies Come together to create synergies and co-create new solutions for the “circular economy”.
