We’re excited to partner with ImpacTex and its in-store Bins initiative.
ImpacTex is a New Zealand textile recovery and recycling company with a mission to prevent textiles from ending up in landfills while actively pursuing circular solutions for textile waste.
Across eight stores in New Zealand, you’ll find designated bins that you can fill with old, used, or faulty Kathmandu gear. ImpacTex then take these items and they are either reused or recycled instead of going into a landfill.
Why has Kathmandu partnered with ImpacTex and what is the program’s purpose?
This program aligns with Kathmandu’s circular business model pillar and our goals towards circularity. ImpacTex provides us with a great way to extend our product lifecycles and keep them out of landfill.
More tactically:
- To support ImpacTex's efforts in diverting textile waste from landfill
- To continue reducing our impact on textile waste ending in landfill
- To extend the lifetime of the products we make
What type of gear can be added to the ImpacTex bins?
Upparel will accept the following Kathmandu gear:
- Clothing items
- Hats
- Socks
- Collection: ImpacTex collects the bins, and items contributed, and delivers them to an ImpacTex facility in Auckland.
- Sorting: ImpacTex sorts through each box individually and determines, based on each item’s condition, what is fit for reuse or suitable for recycling.
- Re-use: Any items fit for reuse are re-distributed to ImpacTex’s charity partners across New Zealand.
- Recycle: In the instance items can’t be donated, it will be given a new life through recycling. Textiles will be shredded down into fibre and made into new materials or repurposed into new products, like furniture cushioning, protective packaging, and pillow filling.
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