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H&M Foundation, the Swedish retailer’s nonprofit arm which has committed to collecting used clothes in stores in an effort to keep them out of landfills and give them a second life has teamed up with the HongKong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) to develop the required technologies to recycle blended textiles into new fabrics and yarns.
The four-year partnership aims to create a commercially viable and scalable technology that can be licensed widely to ensure broad market access and maximum impact.
