Repreve diverts waste from the landfill. For sure, soda bottles. And now, fabric scraps and textile waste.

But tackling the problem is not just about recycling post-consumer waste. Because behind every mound of post-consumer waste is a mountain of pre-consumer waste. (The waste created by manufacturers when they make products for consumers.) Guess what? Unifi uses both to make Repreve polyester.

It reduces energy and water use, and greenhouse gas emissions. It’s not just about recycling to make Repreve. It’s about the process itself. Our proprietary process uses less energy and water, and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) compared to making virgin polyester.

It offsets the need to refine new crude oil. Repreve offsets the need to use newly refined crude oil. Crude oil refining is a long process that consumes precious natural resources and energy—more than it takes us to recycle waste to make Repreve.

The Big Picture

In 2012, global production of Repreve will keep over 900 million plastic bottles from landfills. * And it will save...

The energy equivalent of 8.2 million gallons of gasoline

An amount of water equal to daily drinking water for 1,600 people for a lifetime

The amount of carbon sequestered by 1,400,750 trees in one year **

The amount of GHG emitted from driving over 127 million miles (that’s driving every US road in a hybrid car 31 times!) ***

More Repreve Eco-Benefits

On average, five pounds of Repreve yarn conserve the equivalent of a gallon of gasoline. ****
Producing one pound of Repreve…

Saves enough energy to run a compact fluorescent light bulb for nearly 22 days

Saves enough water to provide more than daily drinking water for one person

Saves the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting from driving a hybrid car almost 3 miles

* Numbers derived from forecasted production for 2012.
Numbers calculated during a Lifecycle Inventory (LCI) study using published and internal data. LCI is part of a Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) study.
LCI is part of a Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) study.

** www.coloradotrees.org
*** Amount of emissions, length of roadways:
**** Repreve per pound = 23,000 BTU’s conserved, equivalent to .20 gallons of gasoline.

Polyester And Nylon Come From Crude Oil

Did you know... polyester, nylon, and water bottles all come from the same natural resource as gasoline? Crude oil is the natural resource in thousands of things we use every day. Computers. Auto hardware. Heart valves. Credit cards. Toys. And yes, even clothing. By recycling materials into Repreve we are offsetting the need to produce new raw materials. Which helps reduce the demand for this precious natural resource.

Recycling Helps Offset Refining

As a leading yarn manufacturer, we feel it's our responsibility to do our part. Using less crude oil is a major way to reduce our environmental footprint. With Repreve, we're doing everything we can to cut our reliance on it.

Repreve is made entirely without drilling for oil, refining it, transporting it, breaking it into chemicals, blending it with other additives, or turning it into the raw materials needed for manufacturing. Recycling allows us to reuse materials already made from precious natural resources. With today's concerns about the environment, reducing demand is better for everyone.

Made Uniquely Different

Our proprietary process makes Repreve like no other recycled fiber in the world.

See How We Make Repreve

Help Us Give Back

As part of our dedication to protecting the planet, we donate to environmental causes.

Help Us Choose Where That Contribution Goes