Polyester Recycling
A closed loop, sustainable solution
The Process
Our recycling system works through a heat extrusion process, reducing polyester textiles into rPET pellets. These pellets can then be turned into fibre to be spun back into polyester textiles, or used for injection moulding.
The recycling process is conveyor led, with shredding and extrusion of polyester fabrics to prepare them.
Fabrics are then filtered and pelletised before finally being spun to yarn, ready for re-use.
- Inbuilt shredder.
- Heat and pressure.
- Filtration
- Pelletiser
- 2500 Tonnes – 10,000 Tonnes
- Arriving in the UK in September
Plan B Circular have partnered with The Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL) to facilitate the operational recycling of 100% polyester textiles at their 55,000 Sq ft processing center in the UK
What can we recycle?
Clothing
Sportswear
Hospitality textiles
Uniforms and workwear
Soft furnishings
Polyester recycling in the news
Recycling Facts
The UK are the fourth largest textile waste producer in Europe with 1.75 million tonnes of textile and clothing waste created each year
An estimated £140m worth of clothing is
sent to UK landfill each year