Uniqlo and Toray Industries have created apparel made from recycled down and fabric from polyester fibres made with recycled PET bottles. The technology partnership will lead to clothes made from recycled plastic bottles going on sale next year in Singapore and other Asian markets.
Used Ultra Light Down pieces will be collected by Uniqlo stores and go through extraction process run by Toray-developed system. Materials then will be cleansed for use in new down merchandise. The collection program started this month initially only in Japan. Some down products from the 2020 Fall/Winter season will use the recycled material.
“Uniqlo is committed to improving the sustainability of society, to this end, we will soon begin our new initiative with Toray that promotes the use of recycled materials. Through such an important partnership, we can continue to offer high-performance, high-quality, and sustainable clothing to all customers around the world.” – said Tadashi Yanai, Uniqlo’s Founder & Chairman.
