Freshwater based ethical clothing company Teemill — the world’s first open source circular economy platform — has launched an exciting new initiative in a bid to help tackle fashion's waste crisis.
‘Thread not Dead’ will see the company extend its 'Remill' movement, which recycles 100% cotton products from any brand to create new items.
Founded in 2009, Teemill allows individuals, brands and organisations globally to make and sell clothing made from 100% GOTS certified organic or recycled cotton.
It does this using renewable energy, which is designed to come back and be remade when worn out.
All Teemill products feature a QR code on the label, which allows customers to send it back when they are finished with it.
Those products are then turned into new ones through Remill's fibre-to-fibre recycling process.
Teemill CEO Chris Houghton said:
“For us, the end goal has always been about making sure all our products can have multiple lives and never go to waste.
"Not only will we take back cotton products from any brand from our customers, we are actively talking to other brands about how we can help them scale their circularity efforts using our supply chain and technology.”
To date, Teemill has recovered more than 38,000kg of cotton from its own products which has been used to make new products.
It has set a target of keeping 100 million items in the loop by 2027 and is talking to other brands about how it can help them meet their circularity targets.
“Keeping clothing in the loop and out of landfill means designing it right in the first place," Chris added.
"That’s why we are only taking back cotton products at this stage, as we have the technology to make sure they do not go to waste.
"Sadly, much of the clothing on the market cannot be kept in the loop because of the way it has been made or the materials that have been used.”
Clothing which is sent back as part of Thread not Dead, but is deemed to be still wearable, will be processed and sent to Teemill’s UK-based charity resale partners.
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