Mango partners with The Post Fiber to launch first teen collection made with post-consumer recycled fibres
Mango, one of the leading international fashion groups, is advancing on its path towards sustainability by becoming the first major brand to enter the capital of The Post Fiber. This innovative start-up is driving the transition of the fashion industry towards a circular model by focusing on the management and recycling of post-consumer textile waste to produce new fibres for garment manufacturing.
The investment, which will be channelled through Mango StartUp Studio, the company's fashion start-up accelerator, makes the company one of the first fashion companies to incorporate post-consumer recycled fibres into its collections.
Specifically, the fashion company has launched a collection made from post-consumer recycled fibres for its youth line, Mango Teen. This new limited-edition capsule, available through Mango.com and in selected stores, is made up of 10 products, such as t-shirts and sweatshirts, the majority of which are made from 80% recycled material. The novelty of the project lies in the fact that, of this percentage, around 15% comes from The Post Fiber, in other words, fibres from garments that have reached the end of their useful life and have been recovered through textile containers. These are shredded and transformed into new yarn and fabric, giving rise to new garments and thus contributing to the closing of the textile cycle. The remaining 65% of the recycled material used in the collection comes from post-industrial waste. In addition, the garments in the collection have been dyed using Pigmentura, an innovative garment dyeing technique that significantly reduces water and energy consumption, minimising environmental impact.
The Post Fiber, made up of four leading companies in the textile sector: Hallotex, Textil Santanderina, Moda-Re, and Margasa, offers a pioneering solution in the management of post-consumer textile waste. With a focus on innovation, traceability, and transparency, The Post Fiber prepares and processes the recyclable part of post-consumer garments and transforms it into high-quality fibre for its industrial partners to convert into new yarns, fabrics, and garments, complying with the strictest sustainability criteria.
