Puma scales up its recycling program RE:FIBRE- Internet Retailing

Puma has scaled up its textile-to-textile recycling innovation RE:FIBRE, creating millions of replica football jerseys with a minimum of 75% recycled textile waste and other waste material.

From the start of the 24/25 season, Puma football replica jerseys are made from RE:FIBRE for the first time. This includes 35 Clubs with those for the Euro and Copa América tournaments.

This latest collection builds on the 46,000 RE:FIBRE jerseys produced in 2023 and seeks to not only reduce textile waste, but also to create less reliance on plastic bottles to produce recycled polyester products.

Furthermore, Puma is exploring ways to recycle polyester – such as thermo-mechanical and chemical recycling techniques enabling the global sports brand to increase its capacity to recycle textile waste.

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