The Apparel Search Recycle section is intended to provide information regarding ENVIRONMENTAL issues that are relevant to the Apparel & Textile industries.   If you know of additional information or resources, please let us know.   Be good to the environment !!!

  American Recycling & Manufacturing (Pallets , Trays, Rolls) : ARM is an environmentally conscious packaging company.  They continually strive to design and implement win-win relationships which make sense economically and environmentally. ARM is the leader in the field of reverse logistics systems, specializing within the field of reusable transport packaging. They design and implement reverse logistics solutions which provide their business partners with transport packaging at a fraction of the cost of new. While bringing reusable packaging to their purchasing partners, they simultaneously provide waste management services to their returning partners.
 

  AYTAS AYAKKABI YAN SANAYII TICARET AS : AYTAS is a company which produces reclaimed leather (Salpa), ESP for shoe, bags, belts, bags, belts and chair industry. Factories capacity is 10000 TPA. Address: Ipkas Sanayii Sitesi 5.BLOK NO:37/39 IKITELLI Istanbul Turkey Phone: +90 212 549 87 81 or +90 212 549 87 82 Fax: +90 212 549 87 83 Email: mersenkal@ttnet.net.tr Contact: Mehmet Ersenkal

• Manufacturer Item # 1: Reclaimed Leather
• Manufacturer Item # 2: Salpa

  Betzdearborn : they provide water treatment programs for raw water influent, boiler and condensate return systems, HVAC and air washer systems, color removal and water reuse  They provide chemicals that inhibits bacterial growth and slime buildup in all types of membranes and systems.  It removes biofouling products to increase permeate flow and reduce biofilm formation for longer periods.
 

  Cullingworth Summers & Co Ltd (United Kingdom) : Cullingworth Summers & Co Ltd are sorters and recyclers of wool sweaters.  They make 40 standard colours which they then pull back in to fibre suitable for spinning on the woollen system and felt manufacturing.  Address: Syke Ing Mills, Syke Lane Dewsbury WF12 8HX  UK  Phone:   44 1924 488766 or  44 1924 472335  Fax:   44 1924 488835  Email: cullsumm@aol.com 

• Manufacturer Item # 1: Wool Recycling
• Manufacturer Item # 2: Wool Shoddy
• Manufacturer Item # 3: Wool Rags
• Manufacturer Item # 4: Wool Waste
• Manufacturer Item # 5: Synthetic Fibres

  Department of Environmental Protection (New Jersey) : recycling

  Direct Access International : recycled products.

  Ecoweave : apparel produced from recycled cotton fabrics.

  Greenweave : environmental apparel.

  GreenMarketplace.com : if you need to do some shopping.  This is an environment friendly online shop.

  Jimtex Yarns (USA) : Jimitex is a U.S. manufacturer exclusively dedicated to producing recycled open-end predominately cotton-blend yarns for apparel, upholstery and crafts.  The cotton component is made from recycling pre-dyed and bleached cotton clippings, which are then blended with acrylic or polyester fiber.  Jimtex makes all its yarn in the U.S. and ships yarn World-Wide. Jimtex Yarns is affiliated with Martex Fiber Southern Corp., a leading recycler of textile waste and manufacturer of industrial fiber products.  Address: 1022 Mc Cormick Highway Lincolnton, GA 30817 Phone (706) 359-4380 Fax (706) 359-4464 info@jimtexyarns.com  sales office: Harry Matusow, Vice President Phone (215) 928-1767  Fax (215) 928-0195

  Masanet Fibres S.L (Spain) : they are looking for, white cotton knit clips.  Unbleached cotton threads waste.  Pneumafils, Rovings and slivers in cotton and cotton syntetic.  Acetate Filaments waste.  Nylon, Polyester and Rayon Tyre Cords. PSF. ASF. VSF.  Address:  Azorn, 9 Alcoy, Alicante 03802 Spain  Phone:  34 96 652 14 05 or 34 96 65214 05  Fax:  34 96 533 37 37  Email: masanet@eresmas.net   Contact:  Francisco Masanet

  Material Exchange Web Sites : Directory compiled by U.S. Department of Energy.

  Patagonia : environmentally concious producers of quality outdoor clothing.

  Point Beach Outdoors

  PremierSolutions, Inc. : Specializes in closed-loop technologies (80%-90%) for wastewater treatment in the apparel and textile industry.   They provide complete process engineering from the initial evaluation stage through the installation and startup of customized processes. Portfolio of technologies include: Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF), Fixed-film biological systems, and filtration technologies.  Their services include: process evaluation & optimization, process design (Chemical, biological, adsorption and membrane processes) and filtration technologies. They have done several large installations at several large USA companies apparel manufacturing facilities in the USA, South America and Middle East.   Phone: (304) 562-3360 Fax : (304) 562-3545 Email: m.mashayekhi@premsolutions.com   Contact: Mansour Mashayekhi

  Progressive Bag Affiliates The Progressive Bag Affiliates of the American Chemistry Council promotes the responsible use and recycling of plastic bags. The PBA recycling toolkit is being used by retailers around the nation as a reference for determining the best ways to deploy effective recycling solutions in stores.

  P.T. Segoro Eco Mulyo : (Indonesia)  recycles textile waste to manufacture spinnable fiber

  PT Sarana Multiniaga Pratama (Indonesia): They are distributor for non chemical water treatment equipment which outclassed any similar products known.  This unit works electronically to prevent scales, algae and corrosive as well as descale.  It runs power supply at 6-8 micro amp and works 24 hours a day disregard of flows.  Thousands hv bn sold world wide to protect chiller, heat exchanger boilers and any equipments which is treated with water.  Save moneys on chemical, save your environment and most of all avoid stoppages of your equipments.  They offer money back guarantees at no obligations at all. Address:  Jln.Prof.Dr.Ir. Sedyatmo, Wisma Soewarna 2E  Jakarta Indonesia  Phone:  62-21-5583858  Fax:   62-21-5522406  Email:  henry_cathay@hotmail.com  Contact:    Henry Lheman, Managing Director

  Recyclers World (textile / leather section)

  Resails : clothing produced from the fabric of old sails.

  Sort & Export Company: they sell used clothing from the USA to other countries.

  Sustain : That's what makes it different from current recycling. Recycling turns the scrap into some cheap filler. Regeneration makes usable yarn. Contact: Ted Fox, ted@sustain.biz

  Textile Fibers and By-Products Association (TFBPA)  USA based, roof organization, representing dealers and processors in the textile waste product business.