Seven companies from the textile and clothing industry founded the Fabric Loop association in Switzerland on Tuesday. This association aims to boost the circular economy in the industry with an early recycling contribution. The aim is to make the re-use, repair and recycling of textiles commonplace in Switzerland, the association said on Tuesday. The founding companies are Calida, Mammut, Odlo, PKZ, Radys, Switcher and Workfashion.
The vision of those involved is a holistic system that starts at the production stage. Advance recycling contributions when purchasing a product are intended to provide the necessary infrastructure, technologies and services. It is not yet possible to determine how high these contributions will be, as the costs of closing the loop must first be calculated.
According to Fabric Loop, the planned Swiss system should also be harmonised with the European Union market so that cross-border cooperation would be possible. In the longer term, all market participants – including foreign online platforms in particular – should also co-finance the system.
Source: Swiss Info
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