Spittal/Drau (Austria), August 2023. Of the 400 million tons of plastics produced worldwide each year, too much still ends up in our waterways and landfills. Unifi, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance synthetic and recycled fibers, has decided to tackle this global problem. They collect used plastics, primarily post-consumer PET bottles, and transform them into REPREVE®, a high-performance recycled fiber. Three shredders from Lindner’s Micromat series work 24/7/365 to ensure that the plastics are optimally shredded for the downstream processes.
The topic of plastics recycling has received a tremendous amount of media attention recently. Higher recycling rates, improved collection systems and more efficient processing facilities ensure that plastic waste is recycled and repurposed. Yet, there is much work left to be done and much plastic still goes unrecycled. Unifi, the world’s leading manufacturer of recycled high-performance fibers, is making a difference. To date, the company has transformed 35 billion plastic bottles into its proprietary REPREVE® recycled fiber. Unifi’s process ensures that plastics are returned to the consumer goods cycle as a valuable raw material and promotes a more circular and sustainable economy.
