The Circular Textile Waste Service (CTWS) is the next step beyond recycling. Australia's first and only service to send zero textiles overseas, zero textiles to landfill and divert zero plastic microfibres back into recycled fabrics that just keeps shedding plastic.
Our circular streams can be tailored to suit
1. Commercial bulk waste, 2. Councils,
3. Uniforms and workwear and
4. a Circular Take-Back Service for community groups, businesses fashion + apparel
We safely reuse, repair and repurpose all textiles onshore including the difficult fabrics mixed with synthetic fibres, button, zippers, trims - everything except feathers.
THE CIRCULAR CENTRE has partnered with some of Australia's key circular design and carbon sequestering innovators to foster circular industry employment opportunities, particularly for Australian Disability Enterprises.
At last official count, Australia recycles 88,000 tonnes of clothing per year, however a staggering 800,000 tonnes of textile waste goes to landfill. The CTWS works to divert this valuable resource to reuse, redesign, recycle and repurpose using circular design streams located in Australia.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
By filling in an Assessment we can ascertain which of our resource recovery services and streams you require and provide estimates.
AT A GLANCE.
NEXT STEP.
WHAT WE DON'T DO.
WHAT WE DO DO.
Services are provided for councils and community groups (in Sydney at present), commercial operators, plus corporate and fashion labels for a deadstock and Take-back Service. A minimum of 120kg, services include
Two streams are; THE UNWEARABLES including all difficult products like bras, underwear , workwear and mixed blend fibres like polyester and cotton blends. This stream also includes the commercial waste.
The second stream is CIRCULAR DENIM - we take the good, bad and ugy and divert to Sydney TAFE. See details below.
When required, products are delivered to the closest disability enterprise who sort, dismantle, collect data and then re-bale ready to be sent to the various circular streams to be repurposed. See details on our first council; Mosman City Council.
Arrange a collection or deliver your own commercial textile waste to be repurposed and receive Certification from The Circular Centre as sending zero textile waste to landfill to help mitigate carbon emissions and reduce pollution.
We work with clients to create an appropriate service to divert the waste plus offset the carbon emissions, and if possible, utilise the Federal Government's Emissions Reduction Fund.
Businesses can promote themselves as leaders in circular economy solutions for textile waste and receive Zero Textile Waste Certification. The CTWS is to be independently audited as a circular design system.
Fill in the Assessment to let us know about your product, materials and volume to arrange a quote. We can use circular streams ranging from diversion and recycling through to full destruction to maintain IP and security.
Companies with unused uniforms, fashion labels and garment producers may have deadstock, or encourage customers to drop off their unwearable clothing and create a Take-Back Service.
We can take a minimum of 120kg and can collect or the company can deliver. Garments are sent to our Disabiliy Enterprise partners where it is sorted and dismantled and sent through up to 15 circular waste streams created by the Circular Centre.
All clients receive Certification from The Circular Centre named, Zero Textile Waste Certified as sending zero textile waste to landfill to help mitigate carbon emissions and reduce pollution.
We work with clients to create an appropriate service to divert the waste plus offset the carbon emissions, and if possible, utilise the Federal Government's Emissions Reduction Fund.
Businesses can promote themselves as leaders in circular economy solutions for textile waste and receive Zero Textile Waste Certification. The CTWS is to be independently audited as a circular design system.
Fill in the Assessment to let us know about your product, materials and volume to arrange a quote. We can use circular streams ranging from diversion and recycling through to full destruction to maintain IP and security.
Through our waste streams plus an exciting partnership soon to be announced, Circular Denim will divert all collected denim - the good, bad and ugy; to fashion students studying at Sydney's top two fashion design institutions.
Students will learn, display and sell their creations made from reclaimed denim - everything from a whole garment to couture.
COLLECTION SERVICE
RECYCLESMART collect a long list of items including e-waste, soft plastics plus both "good" and unwearable "waste" clothing and homewares. Currently based in Sydney, the Circular Centre may be able to tap in to existing sytems operating in your area. Fill in the Assessment so we can learn more about your requirements.
Councils can advertise their service to be Zero Textile Waste and offer it to residents so they stop throwing into their garbage bin.
RecycleSmart and the Circular Centre work with councils to ensure that:
1. "good" clothing is donated to Vinnies
2. clean unwearable clothing and homewares are given to us to be saved from landfill
3. unwanted denim - the good, bad and ugly denim is repaired, upcycled and re-designed through our collaboration with TAFE NSW.
Learn more the various streams.
CLOTHING BIN SERVICE
Councils and participating community networks can install two standard 120kg Clothing Bins per location to have the contents collected, sorted, dismantled & repurposed.
Clothing bins are the most successful ways to divert clothing from landfill.
GREEN BIN - UNWEARABLES
4 REPURPOSE
We use the bin to promote your circular initiative and collect clean unwearable clothing, bras and homewares (no feathers, shoes or accessries).
BLUE BIN CIRCULAR DENIM
We collect all denim - the good, bad and ugly denim to be redesigned and repurposed with fashion students plus repurposed through the CTWS waste streams.
Engage and educate the public plus take donations via a QR-code to fundraise.
COLLECTION OR DROP-OFF for corporate clients, fashion and garment producers for Deadstock and/or a Take-Back Service plus commercial Industrial textile waste
Arrange a collection, a take-back service or send textile waste direct for repurposing and become Zero Textile Waste Certified.
Fill in the appropriatte Assessment fomr for
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WASTE LESS RECYCLE MORE INITIATIVE FUNDED FROM THE WASTE LEVY
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