Resortecs: Fashioning a Sustainable Future

Resortecs, a Belgium-based startup, is innovating with Smart Stitch yarns to enable waste-free fashion by allowing for the automated disassembly of garments. The fashion industry, worth $1.3 trillion and growing, is resource-intensive and polluting, using vast amounts of freshwater and contributing significantly to microfibre pollution and CO2 emissions. Fast Fashion exacerbates waste, with less than 1% of garments being recycled. Resortecs’ solution involves bio-based or recycled polymers that work with current stitching machines. Garments made with Smart Stitch can be easily recycled through a closed-loop system that melts the yarn at 150-190 degrees Celsius, recovering up to 90% of the fabric. This process could drastically reduce CO2 emissions and save billions if widely adopted, proving that fashion can be both stylish and sustainable.