“Remotion” provides sustainable and durable performance attributes, integrating high-quality features with biodegradability advantages, aiming to help reduce ocean plastic pollution. The fibres for “Remotion” are sourced through Prevented Ocean Plastic, ensuring both traceability and advanced biodegradability. These fibres are designed to decompose in marine environments, preventing microplastic pollution of the oceans, a pervasive problem which can be the consequence of fibre-shedding from apparel laundry waste-water. Available in a range of filament and staple options, “Remotion“ is offered in two variants: “Remotion Blue” made from ocean-bound plastic bottles, “Remotion Green” made from domestic recycled plastic bottles.

Social impact on top

“Remotion Blue” is a specially engineered polyester fibre that not only ensures high-quality products, but also has a major social impact. Advansa and APF are cooperating with Prevented Ocean Plastic, a global recycling initiative that helps tens of thousands of people around the world to clean their coastlines, prevent ocean plastic pollution and earn additional income. Discarded plastic bottles are picked up by plastic collectors from coastal areas at risk of ocean plastic pollution and are taken to collection centres. The plastic bottles are then sorted out, cleaned and processed into raw material flakes, which are used as a premium ingredient for “Remotion Blue“ range of products.

Special feature: Breaking down faster

Beyond its eco-friendly properties, “Remotion” includes a range of performance features, such as built-in antibacterial properties achieved by Quat-Silanes, delivering anti-odour benefits, and a unique “triple-cross” modified cross-section for enhanced moisture management with superior breathability and wearing comfort. The customized colour options ensure excellent colour fastness and an extended use of the garments, while significantly minimizing the use of water, energy, chemicals, and CO2.

“Remotion” is recyclable, like standard polyester, at the end of the garment’s lifecycle. Unlike traditional synthetic fibres, if they end up in landfills or marine environments, “Remotion” is modified to naturally break down over time, at a rate comparable with natural fibres like wool: up to 40% within a year in landfills or in marine environments and over 90% within four years.* This reduces the accumulation of non-biodegradable waste and the risk of plastic and microplastic pollution in the environment, in stark contrast to the hundreds of years that it takes for a traditional synthetic fibre to break down.

• *Biodegradation rates strongly depend on individual factors like temperature, moisture, surface area and exposure of final article in the soil, types of microorganisms present in the soil, and many more.