RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942

Richard Delahay, Sustainability Consultrd@sustainabilityconsult.com

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FROM TEXTILE WASTE TO SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS

RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942

Project Vision

1. Innovative REcycling to generate new secondary raw materials

2. Through SYNthesis, project combines various stakeholders and expertise

3. Valorising post-consumer TEXtiles > a resource

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Europe must move towards circular economy to conserve its future environment & society

Improved recycling & synthesis of expertise needed > focus on post-consumer textiles

RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942

Project Information

€11 million research project

Co-funded by Horizon 2020 & SPIRE

Uses industrial symbiosis

Models complete value chain

48 months

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RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942

Partners

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RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942 5

RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942

Project Aims1. Strategic design for the value chain

2. Improve collection approaches & public awareness

3. Enable traceability & credibility of waste processing

4. Innovative business models for chemicals & textiles

5. Demonstrate a complete reprocessing line

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RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942

Work Packages

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RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942RESYNTEX received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement 641942

The Process

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