Cyclotexx

Old clothing that can no longer be recycled is torn and processed into insulation or painter's fleece. The cotton dust that accumulates in large numbers had previously had to be disposed of thermally. This disposal gap led to the idea of ​​turning the dust into paper and thus closing a gap in the recycling cycle.

Old clothing that can no longer be recycled is torn and processed into insulation or painter's fleece. The cotton dust that accumulates in large numbers had previously had to be disposed of thermally. This disposal gap led to the idea of ​​turning the dust into paper and thus closing a gap in the recycling cycle.

The clothes are sorted in the sorting facility (here the SOEX plant in Wolfen). Most textiles go back to the (second hand) market and are given a second life. Broken or heavily contaminated goods are recycled.

Cotton textiles (predominantly jeans) are torn by machines in order to create tile ceilings or insulating material. This process produces fine cotton dust.

This dust was previously disposed of thermally. But since tons of it accumulate, the search was on for a sensible use. Now the dust is pressed into briquettes and serves as raw material for Cyclotexx!

In paper production, cotton dust is now mixed with recycled paper fibers: Cyclotexx is ready for creative use!