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Sustainability
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elasticity
Large amounts of non-renewable resources
are extracted to produce clothes that are often
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used for only a short period, after which the
used for only a short period, after which the
materials are largely lost to landfill or
materials are largely lost to landfill or
incineration. It is estimated that more than half
incineration. It is estimated that more than half
of fast fashion produced is disposed of in
of fast fashion produced is disposed of in
under a year. .
under a year
This linear system leaves economic
This linear system leaves economic
opportunities untapped, puts pressure on
opportunities untapped, puts pressure on
resources, pollutes and degrades the natural
resources, pollutes and degrades the natural
environment and its ecosystems, and creates
environment and its ecosystems, and creates
significant negative societal impacts at local,
significant negative societal impacts at local,
regional, and global scales.
regional, and global scales.
Globally
Globally, customers miss out on USD 460 , customers miss out on USD 460
billion of value each year by throwing away
billion of value each year by throwing away
clothes that they could continue to wear
clothes that they could continue to wear, and , and
some garments are estimated to be discarded
some garments are estimated to be discarded
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after just seven to ten wears.
after just seven to ten wears.
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Polyamide (PA) and Polyester (PES) draw (PA) and Polyester (PES) draw
Polyamide
A new textiles economy relies on four textur
A new textiles economy relies on four
textured yarns (DTY) after dyeing, the muff ed yarns (DTY) after dyeing, the muff
dyeing
dyeing process with integrated SSM leading process with integrated SSM leading
ambitions. It would lead to better economic,
ambitions. It would lead to better economic, THE PRISMA GENERATION
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yarn winding technology is the best solution.n winding technology is the best solution.
environmental, and societal outcomes,
environmental, and societal outcomes,
capturing opportunities missed by the current,
capturing opportunities missed by the current, Dye Packages / Rewinding
Dye Packages / Rewinding
linear, textiles system. In such a new textiles , textiles system. In such a new textiles
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With the PWX-CTM-MTC SSM offers a highly ith the PWX-CTM-MTC SSM offers a highly
economy flexible
economy, clothes, fabric, and fibres are kept , clothes, fabric, and fibres are kept
flexible and economical system for efficient and economical system for efficient
at their highest value during use, and re-enter Cone-to-Muf
at their highest value during use, and re-enter
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the economy after use, never ending up as
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packages are to be rewound: e to be rewound:
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a. Phase out substances of concern and
a. Phase out substances of concern and ensure unprecedented fault visibility and data quality.
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b. Transform the way clothes are designed, ransform the way clothes are designed,
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sold, and used to break free from their world first sets standards and increases productivity and
sold, and used to break free from their
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increasingly disposable nature
increasingly disposable nature efficiency.
c. Radically improve recycling by transforming
c. Radically improve recycling by transforming
clothing design, collection, and reprocessing
clothing design, collection, and reprocessing
d. Make effective use of resources and move
d. Make effective use of resources and move
to renewable inputs www.loepfe.com
to renewable inputs
Moving towards a circular economy goes far
Moving towards a circular economy goes far
beyond traditional measures to reduce the
beyond traditional measures to reduce the
middle-class population across the globe and
Globally middle-class population across the globe and negative impacts of the current linear system.
Globally, the US$ 1.3 trillion clothing industry , the US$ 1.3 trillion clothing industry
negative impacts of the current linear system.
employs more than 300 million people along the increased per capita sales in mature economies. The It entails shifting to an entirely new system,
employs more than 300 million people along the
increased per capita sales in mature economies. The
It entails shifting to an entirely new system,
value chain; the production of cotton alone accounts latter rise is mainly due to the ‘fast fashion’ and cannot be achieved merely through
value chain; the production of cotton alone accounts
latter rise is mainly due to the ‘fast fashion’
and cannot be achieved merely through
phenomenon, with quicker turnaround of new styles,
for almost 7% of all employment in some low-income
for almost 7% of all employment in some low-income phenomenon, with quicker turnaround of new styles, incremental improvements. T
incremental improvements. Transforming the ransforming the
increased number of collections offered per year, and , and
countries. Clothing represents more than 60% of the increased number of collections offered per year industry to usher in a new textiles economy
countries. Clothing represents more than 60% of the
industry to usher in a new textiles economy
total textiles used and is expected to remain the – often – lower prices. requires system-level change with an SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG
– often – lower prices.
total textiles used and is expected to remain the
requires system-level change with an
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largest application.
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unprecedented degree of commitment,
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