Even sustainable fibres, if made from virgin feedstocks, still exist within a linear system where it is estimated that less than 1% of textiles are recycled. Attempting to address this, Tencel Refibra is a lyocell fibre that combines cotton textile waste with wood pulp.
While it is a welcome step towards circularity, we also have to remember the bigger picture - Lenzing aims to process 25,000 tons of textile waste by 2025; a mere drop in the 40 million ton ocean of textile waste the world generates each year.
