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CARL WEISKE GmbH & Co. KG
Wölbattendorfer Weg 73
D-95030 Hof
CARL WEISKE GmbH & Co. KG
Wölbattendorfer Weg 73
D-95030 Hof
CHANGE
STARTS
WITH ME.
TEXTILES MADE FROM RECYCLED PET BOTTLES.
Conventional textiles made of polyester require the fossil raw materials crude oil and natural gas for their production. Upcycling PET bottles can save crude oil, energy and CO2.
The worldwide consumption of plastic bottles is gigantic. According to the Environmental Action Germany, Germany consumes around 17.4 billion PET bottles a year. Stacked on top of each other, the pet bottles would stretch 15 times from the earth to the moon.
GREENTEX filament and staple fiber yarns are made from 100% recycled PET bottles. This increases the recycling rate of PET bottles that might otherwise have ended up in landfills or in nature.
PET = Polyethylenterephthalat
A PET BOTTLE TAKES ABOUT 450 YEARS TO DECOMPOSE BY ITSELF.
THE
ECOLOGICAL
FOOTPRINT.
SAVINGS OF APPROX. 64% CO2 COMPARED TO NEW PET.
Compared to the production of a new polyester granulate, which serves as the basis for new polyester yarns, the basic materials ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid are not needed in the production of GREENTEX and consequently less energy is consumed.
In the case of our GREENTEX rPET, approximately 64% CO2 can be saved.
THE
UPCYCLING-
PROCESS.
Fixed bottle
suppliers
with fixed
specifications
Washing processes
before
shredding &
further cleaning
processes
Complex & careful cleaning and mixing processes
First, the PET bottles are collected, pre-sorted and pressed into bales. The labels and caps of the bottles are then removed, the PET bottles are shredded into small pieces and several special washing processes are carried out, as foreign plastics and contamination have a strong impact on the subsequent quality of the recycled yarn.
After drying, so-called PET flakes are produced, which serve as the basis for further process steps and ultimately for yarn production.
THE LOWER THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTAMINANTS & FOREIGN POLYMERS, THE BETTER THE QUALITY.
WE DON'TDO GREENWASHING.
Especially in the area of sustainability & recycling, greenwashing can be done quite easily. Because the addition of new bottle PET to recycled bottle PET is neither visible nor verifiable for the consumer.
Therefore, we stand up against greenwashing and guarantee integrity and transparency for our GREENTEX yarns by ensuring full traceability and auditing the recycling processes.
We receive our used PET bottles from consistent bottle suppliers with firmly defined quality standards, which are also regularly audited.
POLLUTANT CONTROLS.
We analyze
the recycled granulate...
...and perform controls for
organic &
inorganic
pollutants.
For you
&
the health of your loved ones.
Especially in used PET bottles, pollutants can accumulate.
In order to exclude harmful risks to health, it is therefore essential for us to control the organic and inorganic pollutants of the recycled GREENTEX PET.
Our GREENTEX yarns are also certified according to OEKOTEX Standard 100 Appendix 6.
POLLUTANTS CAN ACCUMULATE IN USED
PET BOTTLES.
WE DO NOT USE PLASTICS FROM THE SEA,
BECAUSE IT ATTRACTS POLLUTANTS LIKE A SPONGE.
We have decided against the use of plastic from the sea in our GREENTEX yarns.
Plastic from the sea is not collected in coastal areas, but rather "fished" directly from the sea.
While cleaning the oceans is also extremely important, we do not believe that the plastic collected from the seas is suitable for use in textiles.
This is because PET bottles attract pollutants like a "sponge" after years of floating in the sea and should therefore not be further processed into textiles.