{"id":404568,"date":"2022-09-12T10:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?post_type=selected&p=404568"},"modified":"2022-09-12T10:14:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:14:49","slug":"new-solutions-for-the-reuse-of-textile-are-brought-up-during-innovation-challenge-refashion","status":"publish","type":"selected","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/selected\/new-solutions-for-the-reuse-of-textile-are-brought-up-during-innovation-challenge-refashion\/","title":{"rendered":"New solutions for the reuse of textile are brought up during innovation challenge Refashion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Why we write about this topic:<\/summary>

Textiles leave a large footprint on the environment. A large amount of energy, water and chemicals are used in the production of yarns and other fabrics. In addition, washing textiles contributes to the plastic soup. Time for a change.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n

715,000 tons of clothing, household linen and shoes are discarded each year in France, and only 34 percent of them are collected and recycled. To find a solution, the sector’s eco-organization, Refashion<\/a>, is organizing an annual innovation challenge in France. The organization aims to identify the most relevant projects for the reuse of textiles, says NL in France in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recycling of sneakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, this innovation challenge has supported several initiatives that could be of interest to the construction industry. The winners of the 2021 edition, for example, include Revival<\/a>, which aims to establish the first industrial platform for the recycling of sneakers in France. With its partner Bouyer-Leroux, known for its terracotta products for the construction industry, Revival wants to develop a subfloor for parquet floors from the recycling of elastomeric polymer from the soles of sneakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acoustic wall tiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Previous editions have also featured original projects that take advantage of the sound-absorbing properties of textiles. For example, Pr\u00e9mices & Co<\/a> has developed acoustic wall tiles made entirely of recycled fibers. These products are marketed under the name “pierreplume”.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dyeing textiles black in sustainable process<\/div>
Textile dyes still contain harmful chemicals for which no efficient, sustainable alternative has yet been found. <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Recycled ceiling tiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another example is Le Relais with its acoustic ceiling tile Ekoroom. These ceiling tiles are made of recycled textiles, but have not yet appeared on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ventilation systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The company Wecosta, which operates in the automotive industry sector, is now also focusing on the construction sector and is developing a material for ventilation systems inside homes using textiles to reduce noise pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wooden buildings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the project Mobiotex, the French technological institute FCBA, is studying the possibility of using recycled textile fibers as essential components of wooden houses. And the company Vert-Tical Nord has developed a plant wall<\/a> whose substrates have been replaced by recycled textiles. Finally, FabBrick<\/a> develops structural, insulating and aesthetic bricks from used and recycled textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandatory collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the EU Waste Directive, from January 1, 2025, EU countries are obliged to collect used textiles separately. This therefore makes available a large amount of material that can also be used in the construction sector to replace new materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1780,"featured_media":516627,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[11641,44096],"location":[40146],"internal_archives":[],"class_list":["post-404568","selected","type-selected","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainability-nl","tag-recycling-en","tag-textile","location-france"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"featured_img":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/UdbX0W0y-jelleke-vanooteghem-IQlkowuytoo-unsplash-scaled.jpg","coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/author\/elckevels\/","display_name":"Elcke Vels"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on September 12, 2022","modified":"Updated on September 12, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on September 12, 2022 10:14 am","modified":"Updated on September 12, 2022 10:14 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","tax_additional":{"category":{"linked":["Sustainability<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Sustainability<\/span>"],"slug":"category","name":"Categories"},"post_tag":{"linked":["recycling<\/a>","textile<\/a>"],"unlinked":["recycling<\/span>","textile<\/span>"],"slug":"post_tag","name":"Tags"},"language":{"linked":["EN<\/a>"],"unlinked":["EN<\/span>"],"slug":"language","name":"Tags"},"post_translations":{"linked":["pll_631ee93ef07e0<\/a>"],"unlinked":["pll_631ee93ef07e0<\/span>"],"slug":"post_translations","name":""},"location":{"linked":["France<\/a>"],"unlinked":["France<\/span>"],"slug":"location","name":"Locations"},"internal_archives":{"linked":[],"unlinked":[],"slug":"internal_archives","name":"Internal Archives"}},"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/selected\/404568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/selected"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/selected"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404568"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=404568"},{"taxonomy":"internal_archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_archives?post=404568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}