The Nordic Venture Show

#141 - Syre: Textile-to-Textile Recycling for a Circular Future


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This episode of The Nordic Venture Show podcast features Syre - a textile impact company focused on decarbonizing and dewasting the textile industry through large-scale textile-to-textile recycling. The company highlights the significant environmental impact of the current textile industry, particularly polyester production, and the minimal amount of textile recycling that occurs. Syre's solution offers circular polyester with a substantially lower carbon footprint compared to virgin polyester. Backed by notable investors, Syre aims for significant production of circular polyester by 2032, equivalent to billions of t-shirts and a substantial reduction in carbon emissions. Recent news indicates the company's first anniversary, the public launch of their brand, securing investments, and progress in developing their recycling technology and infrastructure globally. Syre's CEO emphasizes the need to redefine textile waste as a valuable resource and calls for collaborative efforts to create a circular textile economy.

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