Pact Group invests in Plan B Circular to scale polyester textile recycling. Packaging firm Pact Group has invested in Plan B Circular, the UK textile-to-textile polyester recycler behind Project Re:claim, its joint venture with the Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL). The deal aims to scale polyester recycling ahead of EU legislation expected in 2028.
Project Re:claim recycles post-industrial and post-consumer polyester textiles into recycled PET pellets that can be spun back into yarn, with trials underway at spinners and fabric mills internationally. SATCoL is the UK's largest charity-owned textiles collector, processing 77,000 tonnes a year. The partnership will also evaluate expansion into Asia and other markets.
According to WRAP, the UK generated 1.45 million tonnes of used textiles in 2022, of which only 1 per cent is recycled back into textile products, with most incinerated or sent to landfill. Pact Group, an Australian recycler and packaging manufacturer, already runs a global garment hanger reuse business across the fashion supply chain.
Packaging firm Pact Group has invested in Plan B Circular, the UK textile-to-textile polyester recycler behind Project Re:claim, its joint venture with the Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL). The deal aims to scale polyester recycling ahead of EU legislation expected in 2028.
Sixteen international partners led by Danish Technological Institute have launched InFACT, a project to turn household flexible plastic waste such as crisp packets, coffee bags and meat films into new packaging, including food packaging. Less than 15 per cent of this material is currently recycled.