This startup utilizes advanced recycling technology to extract cellulose and polyester from polycotton blends, enabling the production of lyocell and viscose for sustainable textile manufacturing. By repurposing textile waste, the company reduces reliance on virgin resources and minimizes environmental impact in the apparel industry.
Funding
$18.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
The textile industry faces a significant challenge in managing waste, with the vast majority of used textiles ending up in landfills or being incinerated, leading to resource depletion and environmental harm. Less than 1% of old clothing is recycled into new clothing, resulting in an annual resource loss exceeding €100 billion. Traditional textile production methods also consume significant amounts of water and arable land, and rely heavily on pesticides.
Solution
Eeden provides a chemical recycling technology that transforms textile waste, including cotton, polyester, and poly-cotton blends, into high-quality raw materials. This process recovers cellulose from cotton and breaks down polyester into its basic building blocks, which can then be processed into virgin-grade textile fibers like Lyocell, Viscose, and Polyester. By using textile waste as a resource, Eeden reduces the ecological footprint of the textile industry and helps companies meet upcoming EU requirements. The resulting materials serve as drop-in solutions for existing textile manufacturing processes, maintaining high quality without requiring alterations to production lines.
Target Audience
Eeden's primary customers are textile manufacturers and brands seeking sustainable alternatives to virgin materials, as well as textile collectors and sorters looking for recycling solutions for end-of-life textiles.
Features
- Chemical recycling process for separating and recovering cellulose and polyester from mixed textile waste.
- Production of virgin-grade textile fibers, including Lyocell, Viscose and Polyester, from recycled materials.
- Drop-in solutions compatible with existing textile industry manufacturing processes.
- Reduced water consumption, elimination of arable land use, and avoidance of pesticides compared to virgin material production.
- Multi-loop recycling capability, enabling repeated chemical recycling of the produced materials.