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♻️ Recycled PET, rPET or recycled polyester is a material obtained from the recycling of surplus materials. For the most part, these materials come from the recycling of PET bottles, and to a lesser extent from industrial leftovers of polyester or clothing.

Given the millions of tons of PET waste in the world today, recycling this plastic material is vital for the planet.

rPET is used both for the manufacture of packaging and for the creation of clothing. After a recycling process - which does not involve oil extraction - the yarns are produced with which the recycled polyester will be made which will be used to weave ecological clothing. Its use helps reduce the impact on the climate. It is therefore recycled, but also infinitely recyclable.

In practice, there is no difference between traditional and recycled polyester. During the recycling process, the fiber is reconstituted at the molecular level, which means that recycled polyester is as strong, durable and has the same properties as classic polyester.
The only difference is in their respective ecological impact.

♻️ The Global Recyled Standard® (GRS) label guarantees recycled textiles while respecting environmental and social criteria. In the case of recycled polyester, it ensures that the clothing fabric comes from plastic bottles.

As for the environmental aspect, it determines the absence of certain toxic additives in clothing, as well as correct management of residual water. As for the social aspect, it ensures that companies offer dignified working conditions to workers in their factories.

This therefore makes it a low-impact raw material, beneficial for the climate, according to a truly circular economy.