Fashion retailer Mango has announced the launch of two new capsule collections for Mango Kids and Mango Teen which are made using recycled fibres.

Mango said the move reinforces its commitment to circularity and changing the way it manages waste.

The collections have been launched in partnership with The Post Fibre, which recovers fibres from end-of-life garments collected from textile recycling bins.

The start-up takes these garments and shreds them before spinning them into yarn which is then woven into fabric.

Mango said the process gives textile waste a second life and helps to close the product cycle.

The clothing retailer has invested in the start-up through Mango StartUp Studio, its fashion start-up accelerator.

Mango said the move establishes it as one of the leaders in incorporating post-consumer recycled fibres and promoting collaborative textile waste management solutions.

The new collections are part of Mango's sustainability strategy for 2030 which focuses on reducing environmental impact by using 100 per cent environmentally friendly fibres and integrating circular models into its collections.

Mango said it has made “significant progress” in its roadmap, aiming to create more responsible fashion.

By the end of 2024, Mango said it had reduced the environmental impact of the fibres used in its garments by 72 per cent, with 25 per cent of those fibres being recycled.

Through the partnership with The Post Fiber, Mango said it is making progress towards its goal of increasing the use of recycled fibres in its collections to 40 per cent by 2030.

“The expansion of these capsule collections in Mango Kids and Mango Teen demonstrates our firm commitment to scaling circularity in our collections,” said Berta Moral, director of Mango Kids and Mango Teen. “By collaborating with
The Post Fiber, we can work towards a more responsible textile industry, integrating post-consumer recycled materials and supporting startups that are changing the way we manage textile waste.”

The move comes after several other fashion retailers have incorporated textile recycling into their supply chains in recent years, including Zara-owner Inditex which signed an agreement to buy a portion of the annual production of cycora, a material made from post-industrial and post-consumer polyester waste.

Last month, Marks & Spencer announced it had become the first UK brand to join Swedish sustainable textile manufacturer Circulose as a scaling partner.

The company recycles textile waste and turns it into a new material called CIRCULOSE.

In October, H&M Group also announced it will sell garments made from recycled polycotton blends as it seeks to boost circular fashion in the industry.

Through a partnership with Circ, a company specialising in textile recycling, the fashion brand said it will integrate fibres recycled from polycotton textile waste in its products before the end of the year.

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