We divert textile waste from landfill and ensure it gets recycled
Inkinga | The problem
There is a concerning amount of textile waste which is ending up in landfill, polluting our home
Ekhaya Emzantsi Africa | At Home in South Africa
"Textile waste accounts for approximately 6,5% of total waste in landfills in South Africa. This amounts to approximately 6 million tons of textile waste in landfill" - Department of Environmental Affairs
Ekhaya Kwelizwekazi | At Home on the Continent
"In Accra, Ghana, 15 million secondhand garments enter the city every week, but few of these are reusable. The rest of the non-reusable garments end up in landfills. Accra is just one of many African cities experiencing the problem of textile waste" - The Foreign Correspondent
Ekhaya Emhlabeni | At Home on the Globe
"Every second, the equivalent of a rubbish truckload of clothes is burnt or dumped in landfill" - Ellen McArthur Foundation
Our textile recycling
Do you have textile waste? We can help you divert it from landfill and ensure it gets recycled
It can be difficult to find a cost-effective, easily accessible and reliable solution to dispose of your textile waste. With us, textile recycling is easily, accessible and affordable.
To date, Rewoven has managed to divert over
708 855 kilograms of textile waste from landfill in Cape Town.
Our recycled fabrics
We provide you with recycled fabrics
There is so much textile waste that is ending up in landfill, why not use that instead of using virgin material to make fabric?
Our 100% recycled fabric is made from 60% textile waste and 40% plastic waste. The manufacturing process to make this fabric requires no water, no dyeing and generates 50% less carbon emissions than fabric made with virgin material. The fabric is also recyclable at the end of its lifecycle.
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