According to The Australian Financial Review, in what is believed to be a world-first product for sale, Canberra-based start-up Samsara Eco has created clothing made with an enzymatically recycled product that can, in turn, be recycled infinitely.
CEO Paul Riley said the project, in collaboration with Canadian athleisure giant Lululemon, marks a watershed moment in the future of textile recycling. “It’s a very exciting day for us,” Mr Riley said. “This is a first-of-its-kind piece of clothing that has been 18 months in the making.” Though clothing recycling is not new, Samsara’s technology is different. “What’s unique about this is that most recycled clothes are made from remnants of the packaging industry. Clear PET bottles are turned back into polyester fibre and mixed with other products like nylon or polyurethane, and then coloured.” This closed-loop process means the garments cannot be recycled again, and “are destined for landfill” Mr Riley said. Samsara’s proprietary technology, EosEco, uses a combination of biophysics, chemistry, biology and computer science (such as artificial intelligence) to create plastic-eating enzymes. The enzymes break down waste into raw materials, which are then combined with existing manufacturing processes to make new products – such as the Lululemon Packable Anorak jacket, on shelves this week. https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/fashion-and-style/the-aussie-company-making-leggings-last-a-lifetime-20240402-p5fgsy
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