Login für Abonnenten

Please log in to read subscribed content.




  • Contents
  • Events
  • Editorial team
  • Subscription
  • Media
  • Newsletter
textile network
textile network
  • News
  • Technical Textiles
  • Fashion
  • Home Textiles
  • Business
  • Issues digital
search.box
  • Contents
    • News
    • Technical Textiles
    • Fashion
    • Home Textiles
    • Business
    • Issues digital
  • Events
  • Editorial team
  • Subscription
  • Media
  • Newsletter

04/09/2020 – Wicket 17 + 18: An efficient way of recycling cotton clothes

Sustainability: From old jeans to new t-shirt

Recycling clothing made of cotton: For the first time a research team together with a Swedish company has succeeded in doing so.

recycelte-Baumwolle-Jeans.jpg

Wound onto a spool, the viscose filament yarn was spun from recycled cotton provided in form of cellulose sheets. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IAP have found a way to turn cotton clothes such as jeans into new high-quality garments rather than lowly cleaning rags. © Fraunhofer IAP

 
recycelte-Baumwolle-Jeans.jpg

Wound onto a spool, the viscose filament yarn was spun from recycled cotton provided in form of cellulose sheets. Researchers at the Fraunhofer IAP have found a way to turn cotton clothes such as jeans into new high-quality garments rather than lowly cleaning rags. © Fraunhofer IAP

 
Back to article

Further articles for:

  • Sustainability
  • recycling
  • Cotton
  • Advent calendar Innovations 2020

Renewcell AB

  Show company
  • Most read
  • Latest

13/02/2025

Trade fairs

Heimtextil 2026 is adapting to market needs

By  Sibylle Michel

01/07/2025

Digital presence

Archroma launches new website

By  Editorial staff

30/06/2025

On our own behalf

Review of the industry - week 26/2025

By  Daniel Keienburg

30/06/2025

Colouring process

Woolmark & ColouRizd launch low-carbon QuantumColour

By  Editorial staff

27/06/2025

Trade Fair

ITMA ASIA + CITME unveils exhibitor list

By  Editorial staff

26/06/2025

Cooperation

Fast integration of OSCA into SAP systems

By  Sibylle Michel

  • Meisenbach Verlag
  • Media
  • Data security
  • Imprint
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS Feed
Meisenbach Logo