TOWARDS ZERO WASTE, WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR PART
WeAr interviews Özge Özsoy, Marketing Chief of Bossa on their future visions, innovations, and upcoming projects.
Which sustainability innovations are you currently working on?
Sustainability has become a reality of our lives beyond being an innovation. It’s no secret that we buy more clothes than we can actually use. Many of the items we throw away end up in land"lls. Often these items are not biodegradable and take centuries to break down. More than 15 million tons of used textile waste are generated each year in the United States, and the amount has doubled over the past 20 years.
Against this environmental pollution, we developed “Denim is Reborn in Bossa,” a post-consumer recycling denim (PCRD) concept. We are collecting old jeans that our solution partner company shreds into "bres. With these "bre pieces, we create recycled fabrics. As a rule of thumb: 1000 old denim jeans can be used for producing 2000 meters of 20% PCRD blended fabric. Thus far, we have created projects with companies such as Nudie Jeans, Kuyichi, Mango, etc.
We also signed the “DENIM DEAL” together with more than 30 international partners to make post-consumer recycling textile the new norm within the denim industry. All signatories have committed to meeting speci"c sustainable principles as part of their operations. This includes agreeing to work as quickly as possible towards a standard of using at least 5% recycled textile in all denim garments. Which are the most important customer demands? Currently, the strongest demand from brands are sustainable and especially recycled products. We are happy to be the "rst supplier for many brands in this regard. We also have investments related to this subject. We will increase our capacity and add a recycling process to our production.
Where do you see the future of the denim industry?
Sustainability has become a reality of our lives beyond being an innovation. With the increase in climate change and environmental pollution, we focus on studies in the "eld of sustainability. I think that the use of sustainable products will increasingly continue in the textile industry and all sectors.
What are the most important projects overall for Bossa?
We started to collaborate with Marmara Hemp, and these new products will be shown at Kingpins Show, Denim Première Vision, and Future Fabrics Expo London. Marmara Hemp has a two-steps sustainability certi"cation, which is important for private labels to advertise sustainable brands on their garments.
Our latest sustainable concept is "Future Healing." Feel-good fabrics that are not only bene"cial for the planet but also for our well-being. New man-made cellulosic "bres are intertwined with natural "bres to create a futuristic blend of denim. High-tech materials suchashemp,soybean, Repreve, Eastman Naia, Ciclo, and Smartcell are paired with clean indigo styles that make it the perfect choice for a seasonless style.
We have an ongoing project with our Saveblue technology. We save 85% of water when dyeing 1mt of denim. We are now working on this technology to make it a Zero Water dyeing system. In line with this, the "rst phase of our Solar Energy System project has been completed. Together with our cogeneration system, we are now producing 50% of our total energy.
As mentioned above, we aim to use a higher rate of recycling. We will increase our capacity and add a recycling process to our production. Our goal is to be a zero-waste company.
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