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.

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