Bristol, York & Grimsby
Upholstery fabrics made from regenerated wool
The Italian Association for Recycled Textiles ASTRI promotes companies that have been producing high-quality fabrics from recycled raw materials for decades. The gradual extraction of materials is carried out in the spirit of the circular economy in line with the priorities set for the seventh environmental action programme. (EU decision April 2012).
In the view of the linear economy, waste is the end of a product or material without further use.
Materials that can be recycled and reused are regarded as so-called textile by-products. These form the basis for new raw materials from used textiles.
The reuse of used clothing makes it possible to manufacture textile products such as high-quality upholstery fabrics made of wool, in line with the circular economy. In a complex process, used textiles are sorted by colour, mechanically processed, carbonised and washed, carded and spun into yarn. The resulting regenerated yarns form the basis of the new upholstery fabrics with a 70% recycled wool content.
