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Pilot to quantify impact of end-of-life treatment of garments
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As a leading provider of workwear solutions, Workwear Group
connects its customers with garment recycling solutions to support responsible
disposal of uniforms at end-of-life. These initiatives aim to divert textile
waste from landfill, which reduces raw or virgin material
consumption in other industries.
Recognising the complexities in quantifying these benefits, in 2024, Workwear Group launched a pilot to evaluate how recycling and end-of-life
treatment of garments can contribute to emissions reduction. The pilot is
evaluating whether recovered or regenerated materials contribute to avoided
emissions in diverse industries, by replacing virgin resources required to
manufacture products, such as insulation, filling materials, fertiliser and
plastic pellets.
While avoided emissions from end-of-life treatment represent a
small portion of Group Scope 3 emissions, the pilot is an important first step
in quantifying avoided emissions from end-of-life treatment and enabling Workwear Group to test assumptions, improve data
accuracy and enhance its Scope 3 reporting. Together, Workwear
Group and its customers will gain clearer insights into emissions benefits and
challenges from garment end-of-life treatments, while supporting circular
business models.