First Large Scale End-Of-Life Textile Refinement Plant In Finland

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First Large Scale End-Of-Life Textile Refinement Plant In Finland

The Nordic countries' first industrial end-of-life textile refinement plant will open in Paimio in 2021. Rester Oy, which is developing the plant in Paimio, recycles companies' end-of-life textiles, & Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto Oy (LSJH), which will hire a production area at the same facility, processes households' end-of-life textiles. The plant will process 12,000 tonnes of end-of-life textiles every year, which represents about 10% of Finland's textile waste. About 100 million kilograms of textile waste are generated annually in Finland alone. Reusing this material could reduce the textile industry's carbon footprint and significantly reduce the use of natural resources. Rester Oy and LSJH will drive the textile sector towards a circular economy and begin processing textile waste as an industrial raw material. The Nordic countries' first industrial end-of-textile refinement plant will open in Paimio in 2021. The 3,000-square-metre plant is being developed by Rester Oy, which recycles companies' end-of-life textiles and industrial waste materials. LSJH, which processes households' end-of-life textiles on its production line, will hire part of the plant. The future plant will be able to process 12,000 tonnes of end-of-life textiles annually, which represents about 10% of Finland's textile waste. Both production lines produce recycled fibre, which can be used for various industrial applications, including yarn and fabric, insulating materials for construction and shipping industries, acoustic panels, composites, non-woven and filter materials, and other technical textiles, such as geo-textiles.