Re&Up is a circulartech company focused on advancing textile-to-textile recycling and next-generation material innovation. Drawing on the textile heritage and technical expertise of the Sanko Group, the company works to translate circular ambition into scalable, industrial solutions.

Through the development of Next-Gen Cotton and Next-Gen Polyester, Re&Up supports brands in integrating recycled fibres that meet performance, quality and consistency requirements comparable to virgin materials. With headquarters in the Netherlands and recycling operations in Türkiye, Re&Up is building the infrastructure needed to support circular supply chains across fashion and workwear.

Closing the loop with technology

At the core of RE&UP’s approach is fibre-to-fibre recycling that moves beyond downcycling, enabling non-rewearable textiles to be transformed into new raw materials suitable for circular textile production.

RE&UP’s patent-pending proprietary process is feedstock-agnostic and designed to effectively recycle a wide range of textile blends, including cotton, polyester, and polycotton. By combining advanced mechanical and thermomechanical technologies, the system can handle both pre- and post-consumer waste streams with reduced requirements for highly sorted or uniform inputs.

This approach allows RE&UP to operate two parallel recycling pathways: one optimised for high cotton content and one for high polyester content, which enables the separation of blended materials into new, high-quality fibres that serve as viable alternatives to virgin options.

Partnering for circularity

Through its UK sourcing agent, RE&UP is developing partnerships with workwear suppliers, reuse organisations, local authorities and high street brands seeking pre- and post-commercial textile feedstock that is unsuitable for reuse but too valuable to waste.

Re&Up works to test, and certify material before it is sent for processing, ensuring full compliance with brand and data protection requirements.

These collaborations enable closed-loop supply chains, allowing organisations to supply their end-of-life workwear or unsold garments and, in turn, re-enter the system as buyers of high-quality recycled materials made from their own textile waste, bringing circularity into practical operation.

Looking ahead

Re&Up is a proud new member of UKFT and is committed to being part of the conversations shaping the UK’s circular future. The company is actively contributing to dialogue around textile-to-textile infrastructure, EPR readiness and sustainable material innovation, with a particular focus on enabling brands to design for recyclability from the start.

Through collaborations with forward-thinking brands, local government and technical innovators, Re&Up is not only reducing textile waste it’s redefining what’s possible for the future of fabrics.

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