Shinkong’s INFINITY SHIRT PROJECT (ISP) takes clothing-to-clothing recycling as its main axis, using mono-materials for its main and auxiliary materials, in order for the clothing to be recycled and reused beyond its original lifecycle.
Changing the product design and material selection from the source
The ISP starts from the product design stage, and uses mono-materials for fabric design. In the raw material acquisition stage, 100% polyester fiber or recycled PET bottle yarn is selected. In the clothing production stage, mono-materials are also used for buttons, sewing materials, etc. This enables products to be easily disposed of in the recycling bin at the end of their lifecycle, where they can be transformed into recycled materials.
The ISP by Shinkong uses physical methods to recycle clothing, which has the potential to cut raw material mining in half. Other textile products that cannot enter the ISP recycling system are also provided to SRF manufacturers and sound insulation cotton manufacturers for downcycling.
B2B and B2C recycling methods
Shinkong Uniform has worked with corporate clients to produce, develop, and introduce the ISP products as uniforms, and has set up recycling bins at clients' corporate offices or personnel bases to recycle corporate clients' uniforms on a regular basis.
In terms of recycling for end consumers, Shinkong’s own-brand FYNE has launched the Daft Program 2.0 to meet consumers’ diverse daily clothing needs and recycle clothes produced and sold by FYNE.
Benefits
- Manufacturing men’s short-sleeve polo shirts using recycled materials under the ISP program can achieve a 58% reduction in carbon footprint [1].
[1] According to a study by the Taiwan Textile Federation and the British Standards Institution.