Worlds First Traceable Ocean Plastic Fabrics Through Blockchain Launched At Première Vision

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Waste2Wear® is launching the world’s first collection of fabrics made from ocean plastics that will be fully traceable using blockchain technology at the Première Vision Fabric Fair in Paris from September 17th-19th..

The system, specially developed by Waste2Wear®, is aimed to address customers’ demands for traceability of recycled materials. 

In the past ten years, Waste2Wear®  have built-up a wealth of experience recycling plastic waste into fancy fabrics and finished textile products.

This allowed them to become a one-stop solution for our customers developing sustainable products from post-consumer plastic waste. Having a fully certified and compliant value-chain Waste2Wear simplifies the journey of textile companies and fashion brands on their way to become circular.

Ocean Plastics with social impact

The plastic used for Waste2Wear Ocean Fabrics comes from the water and coastal areas of a small Island near Shanghai.

In collaboration with the local government and local NGO's, Waste2Wear created a business model in which the former fishermen could recover their income (lost due to environmental regulations) by fishing plastic from the ocean.

They now collect more than three tons of waste from the ocean every week.

Added level of trust with blockchain technology

Waste2Wear® is launching a beta version of its proprietary blockchain system embedded in its new collection of Ocean Plastic fabrics.

 This will allow them to track recycled materials all the way back to their source. The blockchain documents and records the journey of plastic waste step-by-step to become a finished textile product.

By implementing this system into their value-chain, Waste2Wear® will create the first collection of ocean plastic fabrics that is fully traceable using blockchain technology.