SOEX and I:CO spirit have partnered up to support this development and to develop a deep understanding of the post-consumer textile compositions and recycling options.
As part of the partnership, SOEX will analyse batches of post-consumer, non-reusable textiles from Copenhagen according to 17 different qualities/categories using state-of-the-art automatic sorting technology at the company's test facility in Hamburg.
The sorting tests will provide an overview of the composition of the received textile waste (based on volume/percentage) as well as an input-output flow chart with information about types of different outputs and quantities. The partnership will help the City of Copenhagen's preparations for an upcoming household collection scheme for post-consumer textiles. Results will be made publicly available through the Circular Copenhagen website.