Precision Textiles has announced a partnership with Unifi, Inc., the maker of REPREVE® recycled performance fiber to use the company’s recycled polyester yarn in the manufacturing of all its filler cloth products. This makes Precision Textiles the first bedding component manufacturer to use REPREVE® recycled performance fiber in its nonwoven products.
REPREVE® is a leading recycled polyester fiber brand that addresses growing concerns about plastic waste in the environment by using recycled plastic bottles that would otherwise end up in landfill sites or oceans. The recycled polyester fiber provides an alternative to virgin fibers and has been proven to reduce climate change potential by repurposing discarded plastic, thereby mitigating the carbon emissions associated with producing new materials, according to Unifi, Inc., the maker of REPREVE® recycled performance fiber, in a statement cited by Precision Textiles in a press release shared with Sleep Retailer Today, the leading trade publication for the mattress industry.
Gerry Welkley, national sales manager at Precision Textiles, said: “We are extremely proud to be the first and only FR nonwoven component supplier to use REPREVE® recycled performance fiber in our products.” He added that the technology is being used in many other industries by some of the world’s most recognized brands, so the company is excited to bring it to the mattress industry.
Every 100-yard roll of the company’s ENDURE IFR and ADVANTAGE SB non-woven products will include REPREVE® recycled performance fiber made from 228 recycled water bottles. As a result, Precision Textiles will eliminate more than 20 million plastic water bottles from waste streams on an annual basis.
Bob O’Connell, executive vice president marketing and merchandising at Precision Textiles, said: “Our customers consistently ask how we are handling sustainability and what we can do to help them improve their efforts to manufacture eco-friendly products. Our partnership with REPREVE® answers the call and allows our customers to be part of this initiative.”
