The planet
is covered
in polyester

We’re working on a way to solve this, but we can’t do it alone

The most widely used clothing fiber in the world contains a plastic that can’t be easily recycled today1

The most widely used clothing fiber in the world contains a plastic that can’t be easily recycled today1

It’s called polyester. We bet you’re wearing it right now
1 Textile Exchange (2022), Vantage Market Research (2022)
It’s called polyester. We bet you’re wearing it right now

Polyester is made from oil

A critical but finite resource

Over 60 million tonnes of polyester are produced annually2

That’s enough to give every person on the planet about 40 t-shirts
2 Textile Exchange, 2022

Then, we throw it away

This wreaks havoc on the planet

85
%
Over 85% of textile materials and fibers end up in incinerators or landfills3
3 Science Direct: Environmental impact of discarded apparel landfilling and recycling, 2021
3 Science Direct: Environmental impact of discarded apparel landfilling and recycling, 2021
73
%
73% of the microplastic fibers in the Arctic Ocean are polyester, as estimated by a recent study.5
5 Nature Communications, 2021; EarthSky, 2021
4 Nature Communications, 2021; EarthSky, 2021
20
kg
The carbon footprint of a single polyester t-shirt, from creation to disposal, is over 20 kilograms of CO2e4
4 Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, 2018
4 Materials that linger, 2017
8,440
m
Polyester fibers were even found on Mount Everest, at 8,440 m above sea level5
5 One Earth, 2020
5 Environmental Sciences Europe, 2021

This is a bad plan

we’re working on a better one

We're building a company that will allow polyester to be recycled at unprecedented speed and scale

But we can’t do it alone

If you want to help solve one of the biggest problems of our time, GET IN TOUCH

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The people on the journey
The people on the journey
The people on the journey
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Meet our team
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Meet our team
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CEO
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COO

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