REACT PROJECT

Recycling is a common word used more and more but is still not tackled appropriately in the EU, while landfill and incineration rates remain high. One of the major problems is to have secondary raw material that is as much as possible "equal" to the virgin one, because of contamination, treatments and deterioration that lower the product performance... The REACT project addresses the management of waste acrylic textiles coming from outdoor awnings and furnishing. A crucial issue is an analysis and removal of finishing substances that affect the secondary raw material purity and their management. Then a mechanical recycling process will be implemented to obtain second life fibre and fabrics, which performance will be tested for the best application.

Also known as: REACT

Primary location: Rome Italy