We collaborate with trusted recycling and production partners, each with their own expertise, to process collected sportswear and materials into high-quality made of sport raw materials and products.
In mechanical recycling, textile waste is broken down into fibers or melted and spun into new yarn. The yarn color depends on the source material and blending method.
Whether a textile product can be mechanically recycled depends on the fabric construction. Knitted sweaters, for example, are easier to process than tightly woven jackets.
Collected sportswear made of cotton or blended materials is mechanically recycled when it can no longer be reused.
Polyester textiles are broken down to their smallest building blocks at a molecular level. During the process, the polyester is purified.
The result is granulate of nearly the same quality as virgin polyester, but with a much lower carbon footprint. This makes it suitable for spinning filament yarns for new sportswear.
Chemical recycling is the best method for recycling, for example, jerseys and club wear from sports clubs.
The processing of hard plastic products, such as water bottles and cones made from PP, PE, or PVC, takes place through a mechanical process. The plastic products are separated based on shape, density, size, color, or chemical composition.
Next, they are shredded, washed, and, if necessary, compounded and pelletized. The end result is a usable raw material for the production of new products, such as CIRCULR. training cones.
Sometimes recycling into high-quality raw materials is not possible, such as with many advertising banners seen along the sidelines of sports fields. These banners are made from a mix of PVC and polyester, two materials that cannot be separated.
In collaboration with social workshops, we process these materials into sports bags. The beauty of this upcycling is that the original materials, prints, or functions are visible in the new product. This gives each product a unique story.
