Smart Creation, the podcast. Episode 7. Le - Première Vision Paris - Denim Première Vision - Première Vision New York
SMART CREATION, the podcast, invites you to explore the potential of sustainable fashion. For this 7th episode, we met with Monique Maissan, Founder and CEO of Waste2Wear® (CN).
« Other the years, we, as a company we have recycled about 30 million of plastic bottle and we have saved 2,3 million kilo of carbon and 26 million litres of water and about 26mega heads of energy. »
Following 10 years of research, textile engineer Monique Maissan, a firm believer in the industry’s responsible future, launched Waste 2 Wear drawing on plastic-recycling technology. This technology can be used to create yarn, textiles and finished products from recycled waste.
Bottles are first collected at several Indian and Chinese collection points, then cleaned and shredded into flakes. These are then melted and filtered to remove any residual impurities, whereupon they are molded and extruded into yarns. Building on this technology, Waste 2 Wear offers certified yarns, woven and knitted textiles, and finished products, the manufacturing of which consumes 70% less energy, 75% less CO2 and 86% less water than that of traditional materials.
The company is working to develop a completely circular system, in which fashion brands would themselves participate in the virtuous circle of recycled textiles.
The company’s factories and partners are GRS, BSCI and Oekotex certified.
Come discover Waste2Wear® at the Smart Creation platform!
Enjoy!