It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Edwin Keh

Climate Action / Open Lab

5 September 2024

3 minutes

The Green Machine 2.0 is a technology that can separate post-consumer polyester and cotton blends through hydrothermal treatment, enabling much-needed recycling of blend textiles.

HKRITA, H&M Foundation Launch Open Lab to Focus on Climate Action and Industry Collaboration

Open Lab, a 20,000 sq ft facility, launched by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and the H&M Foundation, is set to become a global hub for sustainable innovation, focusing on climate action and industry-wide collaboration to showcase solutions and ongoing research to enable industry to quickly adjust, iterate, pilot and scale faster.

Staff Writer

Going Circular / Recycling Tech

6 February 2024

3 minutes

Cotton yarn (prototype production) made of 50% fibres defibrated using Dry Fiber Technology.

HKRITA, Epson to Develop New Fibre Recycling Solution

In a move to provide speedy recycling solution for industry applications, the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Limited (HKRITA) and Seiko Epson Corporation have inked an agreement to develop an innovative fibre recycling solution.

Staff Writer

ITMF Awards / Green Machine

21 September 2022

2 minutes

Green Machine is a polyester and cellulose recycling system by hydrothermal treatment and dissolution treatment on cotton and polyester blends. Through decomposing cotton into cellulose powders, it enables the separation of the polyester fibres from the blends. The quality of the polyester fibres is maintained, permitting fibre-to-fibre recycling.

HKRITA Gets ITMF Award for Green Machine, Its 5th Award Since 2016 Launch

The Green Machine of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has won an ITMF Award for Sustainability and Innovation. Through separation of the blended textile, Green Machine recovers PET fibre for re-spinning, even as it converts cotton fibre into cellulosic powder for a number of uses.