Textile maker Teijin Ltd. will cooperate with U.S. outdoor clothing company Patagonia Inc. to recycle polyester clothing in the United States and Japan starting next month, Teijin officials said.
TOKYO — Textile maker Teijin Ltd. will cooperate with U.S. outdoor clothing company Patagonia Inc. to recycle polyester clothing in the United States and Japan starting next month, Teijin officials said.
Osaka-based Teijin already has recycling operations with about 70 domestic apparel makers and trading firms, the officials said. The latest move is the first time for a Japanese textile maker to join hands with a U.S. manufacturer.
Patagonia, based in Ventura, California, plans to put boxes at its stores in Japan to collect used clothing from customers. Teijin's subsidiary, Teijin Fibers Ltd., will recycle them into polyester fibers, which it will use to make new clothing.
The program will first use Patagonia's Capilene series of quick-drying underwear with an eye to expanding to other apparel lines in the future, they said.
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