FibreTrace, the traceability specialist and textile innovation company Circular Systems are working together to implement traceability into Texloop cotton on a global scale.
Launched by Circular Systems in 2018, Texloop is a global textile recycling platform. Texloop Recycling upgrades post-industrial as well as pre/post-consumer cotton textile waste into recycled cotton fibre.
Recycled cotton from Texloop uses up to 99 per cent less water than conventional cotton, uses 54 per cent less energy and emits 20 per cent less carbon, according to Circular Systems.
Using physical traceability markers suspended in recycled fibres, the technology ensures information integrity, according to FibreTrace. The technology is used to securely collect, store and communicate key supply chain information. By waiving the reliance on documentation or labelling, the technology guarantees the tracing of the fibre itself and reduces the chance of human error or fraud.
The partnership aims to provide a footing for retailers to move ahead of looming obligations for EU countries, as regulation across the industry calls for increased environmental accountability.
Last year, the European Commission announced a principal strategy to improve the social and environmental impact of textile products on the EU market by 2030.
Isaac Nichelson, CEO of Circular Systems, comments “FibreTrace enables The Texloop platform to bring much-needed traceability and transparency to the world of Recycled Cotton, and in doing so we will help to improve the authenticity, and quality of the global recycled cotton sector.”
