Worn Again Technologies (UK), a polymer recycling technology company, has announced the launch of its pilot R&D facility located at CPI, a technology and innovation centre in Redcar, England.

The company’s proprietary process separates, decontaminates and extracts PET polymer and cellulose (from cotton) from non-reusable textiles and PET bottles and packaging to go back into supply chains as raw materials to become new products as part of a continual cycle.

Worn Again Technologies was founded in London in 2005, with a vision for a waste free world . Its polymer recycling technology, began developments in 2012. Worn Again Technologies has investors including H&M Group, Sulzer Chemtech Himes Corporation and Directex, as well as the support of influential brands and partners, such as Kering, ASICS Europe, Sympatex, Dibella and Dhana.

In November 2017, Worn Again Technologies was invited to become part of the Fashion for Good scaling programme and in 2018, the company was awarded a grant to become the first chemical recycling technology to be Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified as well as being named one of the LAUNCH Circular Innovators for 2018.