If this Giant Must Walk: A Manifesto for a New Nigeria
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1. CINET Live! PTC Special:
Sustainability First!
Global Umbrella Association
(Non-profit organization)
17 June 2021 – 15.00 CET
June 17th, 2021: RTC & ITS
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6. • PTC: sustainability most
important driver for new business
• Cooperation and sharing of
information to develop new
initiatives and opportunities
• Build a network, to enhance
cooperation
• Develop an effective supply chain
approach
PTCL Sustainability First.
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9. • Top Priority for Modern PTC Companies
Sustainability FIRST!
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10. • Top Priority for Modern PTC Companies
NEW Disrupting Initiatives
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II) Intensifying Textile
Use
III) Circular Textiles
(recycling)
I) Sustainable Textile Cleaning
(PTC vs Domestic)
11. • 3-5 times more sustainable
I. PTC vs Domestic
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12. • PTC/ Renting of high-quality garments
• From 1 to 12 users
II. Intensifying Textile Use
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13. • Dutch Government legislation;
• 50% of textile waste reused in 2025!
III. Circular Textiles / Recycling
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14. • The WORLD IS CHANGING RAPIDLY
• We like to start the discussion with all stakeholders
• How can PTC contribute to prevent textiles to become the world no 1
polluter.
INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY MANIFESTO
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Fact no. 1: The textile industry is now the 2nd
biggest polluter in the world!
Fact no. 2: More than USD 500 bln of value is lost
every year due to clothing underutilization and the
lack of recycling
15. • We do not reinvent the wheel, we
just need to further improve our
performance
PTC is circular in itself
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Production Use Waste
Cleaning
16. • Share your ideas for an
improved sustainable PTC future
• Let’s together set up sustainable
projects and initiatives
• DEVELOP BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
Purpose of this meeting
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17. • 15:05 – 15:35 PTC the most sustainable
solution: how it’s done! By Dr. ir. H. Gooijer,
Technical Manager of Textile Care Knowledge
Institute (TKT)
• Research and outcomes: explanation of the
benchmarks based on scientific research
• Potential extra savings and growth
Agenda
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18. • 15:35 – 15:45 Sustainability in textiles and textile care
globally, by Mr. Frank Aarts, Executive Director at CINET
• Introduction
• Global Compact
• NVZ Trade Association
• Christeyns
• GreenEarth Cleaning
• TSC Wetcleaning (Canada)
• Electrolux Professional
Agenda
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19. • 15:45 – 16:10 Changing markets and new opportunities, by Nicolae Dam (International
Marketing & Communication at CINET)
• 15:45:00 – 15:46:00 New generations; new demands: usage instead of ownership creating
rental businesses and fashion libraries
• 15:46:00 – 15:47:00 Fast fashion becomes slow fashion: more intensive/longer usage of
textiles/garments made possible by professional cleaning for less wear
• 15:47:00 – 15:48:00 Online convenience and sustainability be serviced at your doorstep and
green at the same time
• 15:48 – 16:10 Contributions: Esteemed textile services / textile cleaning companies
o WOSH – Spain
o Oxwash - UK
o Case studies USA (D. Vollmer)
o Case studies Canada (D. Kantzavelos)
o Beepee Enterprise - India
o CWS Workwear - NL
o NOB166 - Spain
Agenda
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20. • 16:10 – 16.30. Closing the loop: Circularity of
textiles, By Dr. ir. H. Gooijer, Technical Manager
of Textile Care Knowledge Institute (TKT)
• Reuse of textile articles/garments: extending
lifetime of articles and fabrics
• Recycling of fabrics: less virgin raw materials
Agenda
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22. • 16:45 – 16:50. International Sustainability
Manifesto, by Peter Wennekes
• CINET Sustainability initiatives 2021-2022
• A plan of action towards a "Sustainability
PTC Chart"
Agenda
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24. Dr. ir. H. Gooijer
Technical Manager of
Textile Care Knowledge
Institute (TKT)
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2) PTC the most sustainable
solution: how it’s done!
25. 1. The sustainability of professional textile care
2. Sustainable textile cleaning
3. Intensifying textile use
4. Textile recycling
Content:
26. Clothing is one of the primary human needs, just like clean drinking water,
food, housing and healthcare. It is known that clothing (textiles) has a major
impact on the environment. This impact consists of the impact resulting from
the textile and garments industry, but also that resulting from the
maintenance of textiles (laundry). The big question now is how the
sustainability of clothing and its use can be improved and how professional
textile care can contribute to this.
1) The sustainability of professional textile care
27. In terms of sustainability, for example, what would it mean if the consumer
decides to outsource a significant part of the domestic laundry, which is now
washed at home, to a professional laundry. This shift from domestic
laundering to industrial laundering can be considered as a part of a more
general trend. Consumers are becoming more and more accustomed to
outsourcing, such as the growth of meal delivery services and private lease
concepts for cars. Outsourcing the laundry process obviously fits in very well
with this societal development.
1) The sustainability of professional textile care
28. But the ownership of clothing/textiles could also be outsourced, in other
words, the consumer does not pay for owning clothing/textiles, but for the
use of it.
The question now is whether this development can also have consequences
for the sustainability of a textile product and, if so, how professional textile
care can play a role in this.
This presentation discusses three options for increasing the sustainability of
textiles and textile use:
• Sustainable textile cleaning
• Intensifying textile use
• Circular textiles (textile recycling)
1) The sustainability of professional textile care
29. In 2018-2019 TKT, the Dutch Knowledge Centre for the Textile Care Industry,
has executed a research on the sustainability of professional textile care
compared to that of domestic laundering.
This research showed that contracting out domestic laundry results in a
significant improvement of sustainability.
vs.
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
30. At first, data for calculating energy consumption domestic laundry were
gathered from literature.
The energy consumption for washing is a strong function of:
• Water consumption
• Washing temperature
• Loading of the machine
As an example of the data used in this study, in the next slides some data for
energy consumption in domestic washing in Europe are presented
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
31. 2) Sustainable textile cleaning
Country T average in °C E in kWh/cycle T average in °C E in kWh/cycle
Austria 43,0 0,64
Belgium 42,1 0,62
France 39,7 0,57 41,8 0,62
Germany 42,2 0,63 45,0 0,69
Netherlands 41,0 0,60
Switzerland 42,8 0,64
Greece 41,5 0,61
Italy 40,4 0,59 42,2 0,63
Portugal; 36,5 0,50
Spain 33,9 0,44 33,9 0,44
Turkey 42,5 0,63
Bulgaria 42,4 0,63
Czech Republic 44,3 0,67 46,0 0,71
Hungary 41,8 0,62 46,1 0,71
Poland 44,0 0,67 47,4 0,74
Romania 42,8 0,64
Slovakia 43,5 0,66
Denmark 43,0 0,64
Finland 45,1 0,69 46,5 0,72
Norway 45,2 0,69
Sweden 45,3 0,70 47,3 0,74
Ireland 39,7 0,57
UK 39,0 0,56 40,5 0,59
32. Drying also demands energy, e.g., to heat up the tumble dryer.
Domestic drying cane be done in 3 ways:
- Line drying outside, no energy consumption
- Line drying indoor, additional heating required (thermal drying)
- Tumble drying (electrical drying)
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
34. Combining and processing all this kind of data led for the Netherlands to the
following result for energy consumption and CO2-emission in domestic
laundering :
*The average CO2-emission for the Netherlands is 0,572 kg CO2 equivalent per kWh
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
Ewashing in
kWh/kg
Edrying in
kWh/kg
Etotal in
kWh/kg
CO2 in kg CO2
eq./kg*
0,16 0,32 0,48 4,32
35. For the professional laundry in The Netherlands, TKT performed a benchmarking
study on energy consumption in laundries as a function of :
• Equipment
• Washing temperature
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
Process Eelectric in kWh/kg Egas in Nm3/kg
Washing tunnel, 40°C 0,0971 0,0743
Washing tunnel, 60°C 0,0971 0,0772
Washing tunnel, 75°C 0,0971 0,0965
Washing tunnel, 85°C 0,0971 0,1265
Open-end, 40°C 0,107 0,103
Open-end, 85°C 0,107 0,176
36. Finally, to calculate the effect of contracting out the domestic laundry on energy and
CO2-emission the following assumption were made:
- Domestic laundry can be processed in a laundry tunnel at 40 °C (average
domestic washing temperature is 41 °C)
- For professional laundry, logistics are required
- Transport in a van (10 km) per washing cycle is included
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
37. Final result:
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
Eelectric in kWh/kg Egas in
Nm3/kg
Elogistic in
MJ/kg
E in MJ/kg Savings in
%
CO2 in kg
CO2
eq./kg
Reduction
in %
Professional
40°C
0,0971 0,0743 0,34 3,57 17,5 0,21 24,2
Domestic 0,48 4,32 0,27
38. For water consumption, a comparable process was executed.
Overview from literature, some data on global water consumption in domestic
laundering:
:
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
Country Water in
l/cycle (1)
Water in
l/cycle (2)
Water in
l/cycle (3)
Water in
l/cycle (4)
Australia 60
Canada 144
China 99
Japan 120 110
Korea 140
Turkey 60
USA 144 157 160
Europe 75
Germany 44
39. TKT has also established the water consumption in professional laundries in the same
benchmarking study as that used to benchmark energy consumption.
For the laundry process, using a washing tunnel at 40 °C, a water consumption W of 5 l/kg was
found. However, recent developments at machine suppliers show that a water consumption of 2
l/kg seems feasible.
*Average load for domestic laundering was found to be 3,7 kg
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
W in l/kg W in l/cycle* Savings in l/cycle Savings in %
Domestic 44,0 0,0
Professional 40 °C,
washing tunnel
5 18,5 25,5 58,0
Potential 2 7,4 36,6 83,2
40. Concluding:
Contracting out of domestic laundry in the Netherlands will lead to :
- 17,5 % savings in energy consumption
- 24,2 % reduction of CO2- emission
- 58 % (and potentially up to >80%) savings in water consumption
Apart from:
- Ease and comfort for the customer
- Guaranteed quality
2) Sustainable textile cleaning
41. But the sustainability of professional textile care is not only a result of the low
water and energy consumption. On top of that, the lifespan of a textile
product is also partly determined by the correct choice of textile for a
particular application and the implementation of an appropriate washing
process (dedicated cleaning). And the lifespan of a textile product also has a
significant influence on the integral sustainability of a textile product.
3) Intensifying textile use
42. This is, as an example, shown by the results of the TKT-project Ketex:
Replacing a part of the cotton by polyester in a towel results is a significant
reduction of energy consumption (and this reduction of CO2-emission). The
effect is twofold:
- Extended lifetime of the towel
- Lower energy consumption in drying
Final result: 8% energy savings!
3) Intensifying textile use
Towel 100%
cotton Towel with PET
E production in MJ/towel 35,7 39,2
Lifetime in washing cycles 70 86
E production in MJ/towel.cycle 0,51 0,45
E laundry in MJ/towel.cycle 2,48 2,19
E total in MJ/towel.cycle 2,99 2,62
43. Another example is the influence of the laundry process on the lifetime of textile
products. The graph shows, as an example, the effect of bleaching processes on
the tensile strength of
work wear.
3) Intensifying textile use
Washing cycles
Tensile
strength
(N)
44. The introduction of new technologies, especially ICT technology, which offer
enormous opportunities in logistics and tracking-and-tracing, is considered to have
a major impact on the developments in the textile care industry in the upcoming
years. Another interesting trend is the shift from paying for the ownership of things
to paying for the use of those things. The latter trend is of course not new in textile
care, because this is exactly the concept of textile service. But what we are seeing
now is the acceptance of this concept by individual consumers.
3) Intensifying textile use
45. But does this trend also offer an opportunity to improve the sustainability of clothing
and textiles? The answer to this question is yes. The rental service of clothing
offers the opportunity to increase the number of times of use of clothing, which has
a positive effect on the durability of clothing.
vs.
3) Intensifying textile use
46. As an illustration, the Ecotool has been used to analyse the effect of the number of
uses/washing cycles on sustainability. The effect of the number of moments of use
(washing cycles) on the environmental impact per moment of use (expressed in
CO2 emissions per kg of textile and water consumption per kg of textile as an
example) is shown in the figures below for 5, 10 and 25 moments of use (washing
cycles).
3) Intensifying textile use
47. CO2-emisision for a shirt per use cycle
as a function of the number of use
cycles
3) Intensification of textile use
48. Water consumption for a shirt per use cycle
as a function of the number of use
cycles
3) Intensifying textile use
49. The production of clothing/textiles is an activity that has a major impact on the
environment. Circular textiles, textiles that are reused in a high-quality textile
product after use, are therefore an important means of increasing the sustainability
of textiles. By replacing 'virgin' to recycled material, the use of virgin material will be
reduced, which results in a reduction of CO2 emissions, land use, water and energy
consumption.
Landfill this “content” is a waste.
Incineration will only recover a small part of the energy content.
So, circularity in textiles is a required to bring sustainability in textile care to the
next level.
4) Textile recycling
50. The textile chain needs to be restructured
From: To:
4) Textile recycling
51. Recycling needs commitment and involvement from all parties in the textile chain:
• Textile design
• Textile production
• Textile service/laundry
• End-users
• Textile recycling
The textile service industry has a key position in this textile chain!!
4) Textile recycling
58. Nov 2019: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’ if we don’t act now
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1 January 2018: 420 gigatons ‘CO2 budget’ left to stay below 1.5
degrees temperature rise (annual CO2 emission is 42 gigtons)
64. THE ENGAGEMENT OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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● Information and knowledge diffusion
○ Best practices
○ Networking and learning meetings
● Capacity-building and education
○ Professional training
○ Accreditation
● Technical standards and specifications
○ Commitment statement
○ Code of conduct
○ Set of principles
○ Certification
● Policy advocacy and public affairs
○ Intergovernmental processes
● Fostering and brokering partnerships
77. NVZ Clean | Hygienic | Sustainable
• Dutch association for detergents, maintenance
products and disinfectants.
• NVZ strives to enhance health and quality of life
through sustainable cleaning products and practices.
• 56 member companies, representing 90% of NL
market (consumer and professional cleaning and
hygiene market).
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78. Sustainable Detergents
Good Health and Well Being for all
Hygiene is crucial in achieving this
goal
Achieve this goal with the lowest
possible impact on the environment..:
79. Charter for Sustainable Cleaning
Since 2006:
• 33% less energy (per t prod.)
• 40% less CO2 emissions (per t prod.)
• 32% less packaging (per PU)
80. … more than a buzzword at Christeyns
SUSTAINABILITY …
81. Sustainable production of chemicals
Our goals
Minimise WATER usage
Minimise ENERGY usage
Minimise WASTE production
Strive for an engaging and
HEALTHY working environment
84. The Future of Dry Cleaning
Garry Knox – Sustainability Director
GreenEarth Cleaning
17th June 2021
A Tradition In Sustainable Aftercare
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85. 2010
1999 2021
• No ground contamination
• Safer for employees
• Gentle yet effective cleaning
GreenEarth - Our Short History
• Engagement
• Recognition
• Respect
• Recommendation
• Lower utility cost & carbon
usage
• Clothes last longer
• Supports recycling &
circularity
86. Product (R)Evolution
Manufacturers need to “tick the
boxes” on all inputs to represent to
customers accurately:
❖ Recycle cleaning fluid for
enhanced “mileage”
❖ Concentrated detergents
❖ Lower utility and water
usage
❖ Gentler on fibers and trim
components
87. Supporting the Garment Manufacturing Industry
❖ GreenEarth has built strong relationship with
garment manufacturers – and their feedback
is invaluable.
❖ They love that it’s gentle on clothes and the
planet.
❖ Synthetic microfiber control (closed loop,
SeaClear)
❖ Through testing we can demonstrate the
GreenEarth difference to Brands.
❖ Through care labelling and communications,
we can navigate the consumer in the right
direction and make the right choice.
❖ Adding just 9 months to the life of a garment
can reduce its carbon footprint by up to 30%.
90. G A R M E N T C A R E
I N W A T E R
Reducing our carbon footprint, without
compromising quality.
Cleaning without the use of harmful solvents and
chemicals.
Using biodegradable detergents and cleaning
agents.
Adhering to care labels that state dry clean only.
Luxury brand cleaning.
Marketability factor.
93. Today’s
challenges
regarding
pathogens.
Latest advancements in chemistry, allow us to
clean & disinfect our garments without the use of
harmful solvents and alcohol. Smart surface anti
microbial technology not only cleans and
disinfects our clothing, but also prevents
pathogens from penetrating the surface of
material well after cleaning. Hot water not
required to activate ingredients, making it truly
efficient and economical to use.
96. Confidential: Electrolux Professional Sweden AB
Context and trends
Circular economy
Plastics
SDG
Climate change Water
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Chemicals
Health & Wellbeing
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Co-operation with strong partners enables
innovative research!
• The Research Hub by Electrolux professional is our
technology enabling agent, bringing together universities, industry
and external research centers
• The Future of The Laundry - research project that analyses our
washing habits in collaboration with the Chalmers University of
Technology, Sweden, centering on how behaviors can affect the
environment and the opportunities that exist to make these
behaviors more sustainable
• Conducted at the HSB Living Lab, a unique research arena where
researchers collaborate with the municipality and business
community with the aim of finding smart, sustainable solutions for
future living
• Sharing is caring – examination of the environmental impact of
shared laundries in apartment buildings, with the result of reduced
emissions by around 26% compared to domestic machines installed
in individual apartments. The results can be found in the paper
published in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
100. • Sustainability
• main driver for new market
opportunities
• 32% of the consumers - highly engaged
with adopting a more sustainable
lifestyle
• Worldwide focus on increasing the volumes
through:
• new business models
• new segments
• new services
• Huge increase of online business
Contributions: Esteemed textile services / textile
cleaning companies
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Sustainability awareness among consumers –
higher than ever
Deloitte UK (2021 )
101. • Many companies have adopted creative solutions
to use sustainability to boost their business
• Sustainability is increasingly seen as a core value
• generates the goodwill of stakeholders
• a positive corporate image
• but is also necessary for survival in the
future
• The most successful investors in the world see
sustainability as a core factor (Morgan Stanley)
• In the coming segment, several examples of
successful implementation of sustainability in
companies all over the world (RTC & ITS)
Contributions: Esteemed textile services / textile
cleaning companies
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102. PTC companies should connect with environmental-conscious people
Increasingly, people want to do something about climate change
103. New generations, new demands
Usage instead of ownership creating rental businesses and fashion libraries
104. Fast Fashion => Slow fashion
More intensive/longer usage of textiles/garments made possible by professional cleaning for less wear
105. Online convenience and sustainability
Be serviced at your doorstep and green at the same time
110. Sustainability
Champion Cleaners (UAE)
Mr. Umair Ashraf - Assistant Operations Manager
• An experienced business professional with a background in retail and
marketing, Umair has been working in the dry cleaning and laundry
industry for over five years.
• As at Champion Cleaners, he plans, directs, and develops all operations
issues at the central plant and retail outlets. Ensuring high
performance, productivity, and smooth running of all departmental and
organizational operations.
• His line of work includes; management and supervision, financial
reviews, monitoring of processes and policies, proper allocation of
human resources and support services, and regular liaisons with top
management.
• On a personal level, he is distinguished by an enthusiastic approach to
handling operations and his entrepreneurial instincts.
112. 1- Introduction:
Staying green is a challenge for many businesses, especially for those whose operations
require considerable amounts of energy. This is especially true in the dry-cleaning
business. Champion Cleaners has always been a pioneer in this regard having undertaken
many initiatives to be as eco-friendly as possible while reducing their carbon footprint and
keeping power consumption low. The brand continues to research further ecologically
conscious procedures and plan to develop its technologies as an ongoing initiative to keep
consumption low, and eco-friendly efforts high.
We are the proud recipient of various awards such as:
1. Global Best Practice Award – Sustainability – From CINET
2. Champion Cleaners.2018 UAE Best Operator Award by CINET
3. Super Brand 2020
“We’re very proud to be the best and most eco-friendly name in the market that has
earned us the loyalty of a discerning and growing clientele, which continues to set us
apart,” said Babak Moghaddam, General Manager
CC Sustainability 112
113. 2- Sustainability Initiatives:
• Champion Cleaners have achieved a 10% reduction on their electricity consumption
through their personalized building management system.
• Champion Cleaners also actively use 100% of steam created to generate heat
throughout the Central Plant operation, saving an additional 10% on their electricity
consumption, totaling in a huge saving of 20% on the overall electricity usage.
• Champion Cleaners also use Alliance Wet Cleaning technologies which has resulted in a
massive 50% saving on their overall water consumptions.
• Champion Cleaners have refined their I-Genius Technology which sanitizes and
deodorizes all kids’ accessories with the use of Ozone-safe technology, helping reduce
harmful chemicals transmitted into the environment.
CC Sustainability 113
114. CC Sustainability 114
• Champion Cleaners have made an extraordinary effort to reuse and recycle packaging materials
used throughout their services. With a 90% recycle rate on all plastic and paper used in the
Champion Cleaners headquarters and a 90% recycle rate on all hangers used for dry cleaning,
Champion Cleaners are on set to majorly reduce their carbon footprint on the planet.
• Champion Cleaners are known for their use of Green Earth Dry Cleaning Technology which
significantly reduces Perc dependency.
121. Sustainability
Showcases USA
• Mrs. Diana Vollmer - Managing Director and Principal of both Ascend
Consulting Group and previously Methods for Management
• Work with entrepreneurial CEOs and their teams. Assignments include:
• Operational audits of fabricare locations to develop sales and profits, management
teams, functional performance, and financial health.
• Help organizations maximize enterprise value through effectiveness and efficiency
of planning, management leadership development, sales and marketing,
competitive analysis, operational improvements, and market positioning.
• International career spanning retail, real estate, and financial services as owner,
line management, consultant, and sales and marketing management.
• Education: Stanford Advanced Management Program, MBA International Finance
SFSU, Bachelor of Science in Business MU Columbia
122. Jim.Gilligan@Snediors.com
Sustainability:
Lives It Personally
Works It Professionally
Promotes It
(Articles, Presentations, Blog, Website)
Even drank GreenEarth to prove point!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ksByz22gv0d-sVxPZ8FBwISHrZKCkn4gSSVZtXePIFE/edit#slide=id.g63afbf8af2_0_55
https://goodfatlife.com/January_2020/
DianaVollmer@AscendConsultingGroup.Net
USA – Awareness Status:
Primary focus on:
➢ Energy savings
➢ Water conservation
Early stages of awareness of impact of:
➢ Fast fashion
➢ Microfibers
Younger generations more aware
Some champion crusaders (samples)
123. EXPECTED EXPENSE – ACTUALLY ATTAINED SAVINGS
FEEL GOOD AND INCREASED BOTTOM LINE
Greene's Cleaners:
Past 5 years on mission to make business truly green to match our name
Initial plan “Do the Right Thing” despite cost
Found made Economic Sense: The #s worked!
➢ Re-using excess steam (return tank) and heating our wash water,
➢ Eliminated cooling tower
(city water to cool, then collect in holding tank for warm water wash cycles,
➢ All lights LED bulbs and fixtures,
➢ Installed solar,
➢ Replaced boilers with more energy efficient gas. Other equipment (mainly dryers) with more energy efficient models
➢ Researching water recycling units that produce the savings required to offset the current usage.
➢ Monetary savings (all efforts) offset payments of replaced equipment.
DianaVollmer@AscendConsultingGroup.Net
124. Changing Awareness; Becoming Part of the Solution
Other Cleaners Duplicating Greene’s and Snedicors’ Efforts PLUS
➢ Biofuel and/or Electric Vans
➢ People Power Delivery
➢ Partnering and Promoting Vintage Clothing
➢ Educating Consumers About:
✓ Luxury Fabrics, Their Care, and Life Span
✓ Sustainable Fibers
✓ Microfiber Recapture
➢ Collecting Used Clothing for Recycle:
✓ Prom Gowns & Suits
✓ Dress for Success
✓ Warm Coats
DianaVollmer@AscendConsultingGroup.Net
127. Sustainability being Core to our company, we have taken several
measures over the years to change the way we run our operations.
We look at it as a 3 stage goal:
The key is to identify factors that can be modified for continual improvement. We
strongly believe that one cannot achieve complete sustainability, as it is a process,
never ending and ever changing.
Areas we have targeted to be more sustainable:
• Water
• Power
• Chemicals
Short Term: Improve Efficiency
Medium Term: Cost savings
Long Term: Environmental
Protection
• Linen
• Packaging
• Transport & Deliveries
128. Water – Our depleting Source
• We have a fully automatic effluent treatment plant that enables us to recycle 85% of
the water for re-use in our facility, reducing our dependency on fresh water. Thus,
reducing the burden on Mother Earth.
• Water at the final stage is further treated through an RO plant providing better than
drinking water.
• Quality of water has a direct correlation to the efficacy of chemicals, thus reducing
unnecessary chemicals to achieve the desired quality.
• We have tweaked our wash programs to reduce our rinse cycles, thus saving around
2300 liters per hour.
Power
• 70% of Feed water to the steam boilers is pure steam condensate return. We store it
and maintain it at 70 degrees Celsius thus reducing water intake as well as fuel to
heat up the water.
• Heat exchangers installed to heat water for washing via high temperature flu gas
exhaust from the steam boiler. Eliminates the need for live steam injection in
washers to heat the water. Thus saving thousands of kgs of steam per day.
129. Chemicals
• All the chemicals used are eco friendly and are procured from a chemical company
with German Collaboration. Fact: They’re safer than domestic detergents.
Linen
• We offer linen rental services and have created a pool of linen that is distributed
dynamically based on occupancies across hotels. This greatly reduces textile waste
as hotels do not need to buy and stock extra linen.
Packaging
• We have stopped using plastic for packaging the linen and have moved to in-house
developed cloth linen bags. They’re great for the environment and hygienic too as its
washed along with the soil loads.
Transport & Deliveries
• Use of stainless steel trolleys for deliveries – loading and unloading efficiency
increased by 26%
• Staff is ferried to and fro in company owned vans, thus reducing the carbon
emissions in comparison to them traveling individually in separate vehicles
132. 132
Long-term lifecycle perspective:
Use and re-use instead of own and replace
1
▪ Sustainable Materials
▪ Durability / Long Product Life
▪ Design to Recycle Initiatives
2
▪ Source products responsibly
▪ Full transparency for own CMT products
▪ Active social and environmental audits (BSCI)
3
▪ Resource-saving washing and drying
▪ Re-use of water, energy
▪ Repair & Reuse of products
4
▪ Upcycling Center for dispensers
▪ Textile Management / Re-use Quota of Textiles
▪ Textile Down-, Re- and Upcycling
1. Product
development
2. Supply
chain
3. Use phase
4. Re- and
upcycling
Lifecycle Perspective of CWS Business Model
designed to slow down material cycles and save resources
133. 133
We save water and
energy in our laundries
and re-use washing
water
We save CO2 emissions by
optimizing our operations
and service fleet
We use sustainable
materials like Fairtrade
cotton and recycled
polyester
Health and safety of our
employees and customers is of
great importance to us
The basis of our work:
sustainability
We aim for the highest
level of sustainable
procurement and social
standards in our supply
chain
We recycle or upcycle
our products
wherever possible
We focus on long-term
employee retention, a diverse
workforce and promote social
projects
134. Sustainability
NOB 166 (SPAIN)
• Mr. Ricardo Armendariz (Commercial Director)
• Degree in Business Administration, and two
postgraduates in Marketing and Sales Direction. He
has carried out leading roles in market leader
companies in England, France and Spain. Since
2020 he is the Commercial Director at NOB166.
135. The only antimicrobial fabric solution that
lasts for 7 days, since the very first washing.
SUSTAINABILITY
PERFORMANCE
136. KEY FACTS
- Next generation biocides using nanotechnology.
- Protects fabrics from microorganisms for at least 7 days, creating a
silver ion armour.
- Allows cold washing: 85% energy savings.
- Ecological: uses a derivative of silver, recognized
as safe for the environment.
It does not use bleach or other caustic products that
affect water.
- Waste regulation compliant in Europe, Asia and
América.
137. NOB 166 and the SDG
NOB166 reduces the number of washes to which fabrics are usually subjected, substantially reducing the
consumption of polluting laundry chemical products as well as the energy consumption required.
Is effective in cold water, which represents savings in power consumption of around 85% as of the outset.
NOB166 eliminates the need for daily wash, which helps to reduce water consumption in general, as well
as the amount of contaminated water particularly due to chemical waste, such as cleaning products.
NOB166 is a company committed to R&D+i to
reduce the effects of pollution by the creating
jobs and collaboration networks aimed to
finding environmental solutions that
promote the intelligent use of
technologies available to all.
NOB166 helps to reduce the cost of existing conventional treatments and provides, as a product, molecules
that can contribute to the treatment of water (microbicide) even before such conventional treatments.
NOB166 provides formulations for turning
current systems into others that are more
efficient, such as the use of other types of
additives in detergents in addition to prolonging
the effect of these new systems over time,
providing a more lasting effect that
Due to its 100% recyclable composition, NOB166 helps to reduce waste in accordance with such goal.
www.nob166.com
138. Dr. ir. H. Gooijer
Technical Manager of
Textile Care Knowledge
Institute (TKT) 138
5) Closing the loop:
Circularity of textiles
139. 1. Developments in textile use
2. Intensifying textile use
3. Textile recycling
Content:
140. The world textile fibre production is growing every year. The two main
drivers for this development are:
• The continuous growth in the world population
• The growth in wealth of the world population
1) Developments in textile use
141. This reflects in the growth of the world textile fibre
production, growing every year significantly!
The growth is mainly covered by the growth of the
polyester production, cotton is already for decades
more or less stable, regenerate cellulose is slowly
growing.
1) Developments in textile use
142. Over a longer period of time this growth in production is even more striking!
Polyester
Cotton
Wool
1) Developments in textile use
143. Some problems connect to this growth:
• Occupation of land (cotton)
• No-renewable resources (polyester)
• Microplastics (non-biodegradable)
Availability of non-virgin textile materials is still limited.
1) Developments in textile use
144. How are textile products, garments actually used? Is the produced textile actually sold?
Dutch research shows:
1) Developments in textile use
145. How are all these garments actually used?
At Amsterdam University a large study has been executed on use of clothing in the
Netherlands, Measuring the Dutch Clothing Mountain:
- 46 item are bought annually per person
- The average garderobe counts up to 173 pieces
- Out of which 50 pieces were not used in the year before the study
1) Developments in textile use
146. What happens with all that textile after use ?
Overview NL
Yearly amounts of
waste textile and its
destination
1) Developments in textile use
Domestic Industrial
Incineration
Re-use
Recyling
147. Conclusions:
- World textile fibre productions grows very fast
- Connected to all kind of sustainability issues
- Part of the garments sold is hardly used
- Recycling share in textile waste is limited
Possible solutions:
- More intensive use of textile
- Significantly more textile recycling
1) Developments in textile use
148. What is meant by intensifying textile use?
Elongation of textile lifetime, or enlarging the number of textile use cycles. The textile
service industry can influence that in 3 ways:
1. Minimizing textile wear by dedicated cleaning (as discussed before)
2. Minimizing textile wear by customized textile design (as discussed before)
3. Introducing textile rental service to not on the B2B market but also the B2C market
2) Intensifying textile use
149. An interesting trend is the shift from paying for the ownership of things to paying for the use
of those things. The latter trend is of course not new in textile care, because this is exactly
the concept of textile service. But what we are seeing now is the acceptance of this concept
by individual consumers. But does this trend also offer an opportunity to improve the
sustainability of clothing and textiles? The answer to this question is yes. The rental service
of clothing offers the opportunity to increase the number of times of use of clothing,
intensifying the use of clothing, which has a positive effect on the sustainability of clothing.
2) Intensifying textile use
150. The introduction of new technologies, especially ICT technology, which offer enormous
opportunities in logistics and tracking-and-tracing, is considered to have a major impact on
the developments in the textile care industry in the upcoming years and is a key technology
to develop these kind of rental concepts.
2) Intensifying of textile use
152. The production of clothing/textiles is an activity that has a major impact on the environment.
Circular textiles, textiles that are reused in a high-quality textile product after use, are
therefore an important means of increasing the sustainability of textiles.
By replacing 'virgin' to recycled material, the use of virgin material will be reduced, which
results in a reduction of CO2 emissions, water and energy consumption. There are basically
3 ways to recycle discarded textiles:
1. Mechanical Recycling
2. Chemical Recycling
3. Thermoplastic Recycling
3) Textile recycling
153. For all 3 recycling types, circularity (reuse in high-quality textile products) is possible with
textile waste consisting of one type of fibre material. Other types of fibres can cause
impurities which will negatively affect the quality of the fibre or even make the recycling
process impossible. However, supplying a mono stream is not easy today with the large
number of blends on the market. Blends with different fibres are often difficult to separate
into the required mono-streams, making it difficult to recycle efficiently. The mechanical
recycling process is the only one that can also process blends, but that process leads to
products of a lower quality and value.
3) Textile recycling
154. The textile service industry has the advantage that it can supply relatively large amounts of
used textiles with a known composition. Because it has
control over the purchase of the textile as well as its use,
the composition of the waste is better known and much
more homogeneous than that of consumer textile waste,
making the recycling of used textiles much more
economically attractive than that of household textile waste.
3) Textile recycling
156. • Use of alternative chemicals
• Use of biobased and/or recycled
materials
• Resource and energy efficiency
• Circular Economy
CENTEXBEL
forerunner of a sustainable
textile future
• R&D
• Product and material analyses
• Consultancy
• Product certification (e.g. OEKO-TEX®)
• Professional training
• Info sessions
Supports the textile and plastic converting industries in implementing
sustainable production methods and products
158. Transformation of textile waste streams into
prime material for the local textile industry by
recycling
fibres to fibres & fibres to pellets
RETEX: recycling of textile waste streams
159. - Domestic and industrial E.O.L.
- Industrial waste from textile processing and
producing industry
Textile waste streams
100% COTTON
100% POLYESTER
POLYESTER/COTTON
162. RETEX: thermoplastic textile recycling – 100% PES
₋ Technical feasibility of “fiber-to-fiber” thermoplastic recycling
₋ Shredding & compacting: most equipment designed for
recycling of hard plastics
₋ Drying of shredded fibres and pellets can be challenging
₋ Thermal processes => degradation of properties
₋ Upgrade of properties with viscosity booster ➔ cost
164. ₋ Collecting ±2t EOL jackets and trousers via industrial laundry
₋ Removal of buttons and tags by social employment company
₋ MINOT: unravelling => fibres
₋ UTEXBEL: spinning => yarn
₋ UTEXBEL: weaving & finishing => fabric
₋ VAN MOER: making up => hospital jacket
RETEX: mechanical recycling – PES/CO
165. ₋ Successful value chain for a true circular process
₋ Win-win situation through industrial symbiosis
₋ Eco-conception/design for easier removal of hard parts
₋ Possible to get cheaper than full virgin material: 7,49% in trials
₋ Build-up plan to increase capacity dramatically in full industrial
process: first cycle in progress
RETEX: mechanical recycling – PES/CO
166. Bear in mind…
• Recycling is NO magic, no easy recipe available (yet)
• The same material cannot be indefinitely recycled
• Quality of recycled material depends on waste stream quality
• In mechanical process, virgin/better material must be added
• In thermoplastic process, additives must be used, bringing the cost up
Luckily…
• Circular Economy approach is there to help!
• There are opportunities out there for mechanical process!
• The future of recycling has a huge potential, with several options currently in
development or in industrial scaling up
KEY take-out’s
167. More info
The web site
https://www.doederetex.eu/
Detailed results
https://www.doederetex.eu/resultaten
Closing event
https://www.doederetex.eu/nieuws
(videos available in NL and FR)
www.dotheretex.eu
184. SUSTAINABILITY CHART
• SET OF (SCIENTIFIC) DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT INVESTMENTS
• IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE & CIRCULAR PERFORMANCE OF PTC
• PROFILE CAPABILITIES OF THE PTC INDUSTRY
• ENHANCE SUPPLY CHAIN COOPERATION
184
185. CONTENT OF SUSTAINABILITY CHART
• MARKET DATABASE
• INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
• NEW BUSINESS MODELS
• SCIENTIFIC PTC PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTS
• REFERENCE SHOWCASES OF PTC COMPANIES
185
186. THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP
• PARTICIPATE IN STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS
• BE PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEP GROUP
• PARTNER UP WITH SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS
• PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING SUSTAINABILITY
WEBINARS
186
187. YEP Program 2021-2022
•Objectives:
• A successful program with some 30 like-minded YEPs across
all regions (with good feedback). Focus: America, Europe &
Asia
• Profile Sustainability as a driver for new business by
developing vision, concepts and examples for new business
models (RTC & ITS)
•Hybrid sessions in:
• Mid-July: Kick-off
• Frankfurt (Germany, around Texcare Int’l) – Nov. 2021
• Atlanta (USA, around CleanShow) – July 2022
• Final point: Milan (Italy, around ExpoDetergo) – Oct 2022
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189. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT AND FEED BACK!
THANKS TO ALL SPEAKERS
AND
SEE YOU AT ONE OF OUR NEXT EVENTS!
Thank you!
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