With OnceMore®, Södra is making an important contribution in the shift towards a sustainable textile industry. Instead of contributing to landfills, our partners supply us with their blended-fiber textile waste. The textile waste we use is traceable, secured over several years, and consistent – to ensure that we have a reliable product for the long term. Today we only use RCS certified post consumer textile waste.
Collaboration is the key to maximising the potential of OnceMore®. We are thereforealways interested in finding partners who can supply us with high volumes of textile waste for recycling. Today some of our partners are Frankenhuis and Rester, and we also have a collaboration with PM & Vänner .
We are currently searching for white/unbleached cotton and/or polyester and cotton blends (minimum cotton content 50%). Traces of certain fibres, such as viscose and lyocell can be handled. See our material specification below. We also have the ambition to be able to handle colored textiles in the future OnceMore® process. Development work is ongoing.
Note: All textiles should be laundred and clean.
| Parameter | Limit | |
|---|---|---|
| Fibre type | Cotton | > 50% |
| Polyester | < 50% | |
| Viscose/Lyocell | < 5% | |
| Others (for example nylon, acryl, modacrylic, spandex, lycra, elastane) | < 0% | |
| Colour | White (maximum 5% of the total area of each textile can be colored) | |
| Moisture content | < 8% | |
| Metal or plastic like buttons and zippers or other decorations | No | |
| RFID-tags | See pictures below | |
As a supplier to OnceMore®, your company becomes part of a long-term solution to the global environmental threat posed by the ever-growing mountains of textile waste.
Do you want to be a part of creating positive impact, for generations to come? Get in touch with us simply by filling out the form below. Talk soon!
To ensure Södra's supply chain for sustainable pulp from producer to end consumer we must include a commitment from you our supplier. Our Supplier Code contains guidelines on the obligations and responsibilities for Södra's suppliers. The code addresses our business principles, working conditions, respect for human rights and the environment.
All information about the supplier code can be found at www.sodra.com/supplier-code
When you have read and the information about our supplier code tick the checkbox in the form above.
Our Reclaimed Material Declaration Form is a document that you download here. Please check the list below:
Reclaimed textiles:
Södra is interested textiles that would have otherwise been disposed of as waste or used for energy recovery. The reclaimed textiles could either be pre-consumer or post-consumer.
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