Development of an innovative, reclaimed textile fibre furniture range

该项目旨在通过将传统的非织造布回收技术应用于一种新的、高价值的应用-家具制造来重振纺织品回收部门。如果成功商业化，这将解决优先考虑的废品流(消费后纺织品)，并创建一个专为扩展材料使用而设计的闭环家具系列。项目团队将探索新的家具设计，开发原型，进行市场测试，并探索创新的商业模式，以吸引消费者在生活结束时收集纺织品。这是对以下4个机遇的回应：1.大量的原材料供应(英国家庭每年将80万吨纺织品送往垃圾填埋场(WRAP)；2.对使用寿命结束的纺织品应用越来越感兴趣(例如，在可持续服装路线图中)；3.有经验的纺织品再加工部门；以及4.消费者对可持续和英国制造的家具的兴趣日益增加。

This project aims to reinvigorate the textile recycling sector by adapting traditional nonwoven recycling techniques for a new, high value application - furniture manufacture. If successfully commercialised this will tackle a priority waste stream (post consumer textiles) and create a closed loop furniture range designed for extended materials use. The project team will explore new furniture designs, develop prototypes, undertake market testing and explore innovative business models which will enage the consumer in end of life textiles collection. This responds to the following 4 opportunities: 1. large supply of raw materials (0.8M tonnes of textiles sent to landfill each year from households in the UK (WRAP), 2. Increasing interest in end of life textiles applications (e.g within the Sustainable Clothing Roadmap),3. an experienced textile reprocessing sector, and 4. increasing consumer interest in sustainable and UK manufactured furniture.