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Unifi, Inc. Corporate Headquarters
7201 W. Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
United States
(336) 294-4410  Phone
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Q:
What is Repreve?
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Repreve is synthetic yarn made from 100% recycled content. Unlike many other recycled yarns, the recycled content is certified by an outside party. Repreve is available in both polyester and nylon.
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What's the difference between Repreve and other recycled yarns in the market?
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Unlike many other recycled yarns, Repreve is made completely of 100% recycled materials and meets Unifi's first quality standards when compared to virgin products. Repreve is third-party certified for its claim of 100% recycled content by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS).
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What's the difference between Repreve and fibers made from virgin materials?
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There's just one important difference: Repreve is made from recycled materials.
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What recycled materials is Repreve made from?
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You can count on the fact that Repreve is always made from 100% recycled materials. Repreve polyester is made from a unique combination of pre-consumer and post-consumer waste. Repreve nylon is made from pre-consumer waste.
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How is Repreve made?
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Repreve is made from 100% recycled materials. This is our process in a nutshell: Waste is collected. The waste enters a unique material conversion process, where it is chopped, melted, and reformulated to form a 100% recycled chip. The Repreve chip then enters a proprietary extrusion and texturing process to form 100% recycled yarn, Repreve. Go to Making Repreve Polyester or Making Repreve Nylon to see more about our process.
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What can Repreve be made into?
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Visit End Uses for more information about how Repreve is already being used, plus other creative ideas for using Repreve.
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I'm interested in buying products made with Repreve. Where can I find it?
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Please visit Where To Find Repreve to see a current list of brands that use Repreve.
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What's next with the Repreve family of 100% recycled yarns?
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Our technologies, products, and practices keep evolving. It took years of research and development to perfect the Repreve process. Now that we have it, we're going to build on it—because it's the right thing to do. We will continue to expand our Repreve family of 100% recycled yarns.
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How does Repreve conserve natural resources?
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Repreve reduces energy consumption and conserves petroleum-based resources by offsetting the need to produce virgin polyester and nylon.
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Does Repreve use post-consumer plastic bottles?
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Yes, Repreve polyester does. Repreve polyester yarn uses both pre-consumer waste and post-consumer waste. Each pound of Repreve polyester uses approximately four 20 oz. post-consumer PET bottles, such as those used for water, soda, and other beverages.
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What's the difference between pre-consumer, post-consumer and post-industrial waste?
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Pre-consumer waste and post-industrial waste are terms that are used interchangeably. Pre-consumer and post-industrial waste is recovered or separated from the waste stream during the manufacturing process, before it reaches consumers. Post-consumer waste has been separated from the waste stream after consumers have used it.
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What environmental causes does Repreve support?
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Repreve is a member of 1% For The Planet, a growing global movement of companies that donate one percent of their sales to a network of environmental organizations worldwide. We've pledged to give one percent of Repreve sales to selected causes from their network. Please visit Repreve Gives Back to learn more about the specific causes we support.
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What's third-party certification? What organizations certify Repreve?
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A third-party certification provides an independent, objective review of a company's product claims and environmental performance. Repreve is third-party certified for its claim of 100% recycled content through Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). Every year, SCS performs a full examination of our recycled products, including our recycling process, production records, and manufacturing operations. SCS is a leading third-party certifier and standards developer of environmental and sustainability claims. Repreve is also Oeko-Tex certified. Oeko-Tex is a well-known international eco-label offering "Confidence in Textiles." Repreve is tested and qualified to ensure that it is free of harmful levels of more than 100 restricted chemicals.
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What products do you currently offer under the Repreve brand?
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Repreve is available in both filament polyester and nylon. For questions about specific yarn counts, please contact us.
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I'm currently using Repreve and would like to find out how to get involved with your "Repreve For the Planet" program. How can I learn more?
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Please visit our Repreve Gives Back page for information about our consumer-friendly hang tag program. If you're eager to talk with us about the Repreve program, or about using Repreve, please contact us.
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I'm currently buying Repreve as an ingredient for my products and I'm interested in using the Repreve trademark and/or hangtags. How can I get involved?
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Please contact the Unifi marketing department.
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I'm a fabric mill and would like to use the Repreve product in my product line. Whom do I contact?
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Please contact the Unifi Sales Team.
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Do you manufacture any performance products that are eco-friendly?
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Repreve can also be used to make Unifi aio®, all-in-one, performance yarns, with added high-tech performance properties like stretch (i.e, Repreve + Reflexx) and permanent moisture management (i.e., Repreve + Sorbtek) all in a single yarn.
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Who is Unifi?
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A manufacturer of polyester and nylon yarn, Unifi has been a leader in the textile industry for nearly 40 years. We're a U.S. company, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. In addition to Repreve recycled polyester and nylon, our most notable products are branded yarns with value-added capabilities. Learn more about the makers of Repreve by visiting Who Makes Repreve. Learn more about other Unifi products by linking to the Unifi web site.
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Is Unifi an environmentally responsible company?
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Unifi has long believed that recycling, sustainable business practices, and offering sustainable textile solutions are simply the right things to do. We run our own recycling center, monitor our use and reuse of corrugated materials, repair and reuse shipping pallets, reclaim energy and water, donate biosolids to area farmers as fertilizers, monitor our work environment to be as clean and healthy as possible, and act as responsible local citizens.