AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Work
GOALS
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
sustainable fashion , upcycling, fashion production
COUNTRY
Hong Kong SAR
DESIGNED BY
Novetex Textiles Limited
WEBSITE
https://thebillieupcycling.com/
The Billie System
The Billie System is an innovative way of recycling clothes without water or chemicals.
The Billie System provides an innovative way for brands and companies looking to revive excess inventory, unused raw materials, or textile waste.While most recycling processes require high volumes of water and chemicals to make useable yarns, The Billie System combines new and existing technologies to create a waterless solution for recycling textile waste, lowering harmful effects to the environment. This mechanical recycling system does not consume water or produce chemical waste.Developed by Novetex Textiles Limited, the patented system is almost entirely automated, thereby reducing the high labour costs associated with textile recycling. The machines can process up to three tonnes of recycled fibres per day, which can be blended with virgin materials to produce yarn for various products and garments in our Zhuhai facilities.