Martex Fiber Unveils NO FIBER LEFT BEHIND™ Program, Expands Capacity
Martex Fiber Southern Corp. (MFSC) — a Spartanburg-based recycler of textile waste into shoddy for
blowing, needlepunch and spunlace applications as well as into yarn for weaving and knitting
applications — has launched NO FIBER LEFT BEHIND™, a program to increase awareness of the
importance of sending zero waste to landfill and promote "waste reinvention" in the United States.
MFSC collects waste clippings and selvages from U.S. and Central American apparel and upholstery manufacturing operations and reprocesses them at its Spartanburg facility into a range of custom fiber mixes used in automotive, bedding, furniture and nonwoven products. The company also processes cotton apparel waste back into fiber that is spun into yarn, including its own ECO2cotton® yarns that are spun at its Lincolnton, Ga., facility. The recycled content of all Martex Fiber products is certified by Scientific Certification Systems, Emeryville, Calif.
In connection with the No Fiber Left Behind program, MFSC has begun to increase its recycling capacity by 30 percent to enable it to increase the volume of waste collected from 110 million pounds to 150 million pounds annually. The company also plans to increase its workforce in Lincolnton by 25 percent and install equipment to increase manufacturing capacity there by 50 percent, as well as add 30-percent more recycling capacity in Spartanburg.
"Initiating new product development will be our primary goal," said Jimmy Jarrett, president, MFSC, referring to plans to identify new applications for textile waste and expand the market base for its refiberized textiles and recycled yarn. "We will continue to make sure that brokers and dealers are not cherry picking for the high priced waste items and leaving the rest to landfill." As part of that effort, MFSC will encourage both suppliers and customers to identify new uses for their own textile waste and certify their reclamation activities in an effort to pursue what the company calls "360 degree recycling."
July 5, 2011
MFSC collects waste clippings and selvages from U.S. and Central American apparel and upholstery manufacturing operations and reprocesses them at its Spartanburg facility into a range of custom fiber mixes used in automotive, bedding, furniture and nonwoven products. The company also processes cotton apparel waste back into fiber that is spun into yarn, including its own ECO2cotton® yarns that are spun at its Lincolnton, Ga., facility. The recycled content of all Martex Fiber products is certified by Scientific Certification Systems, Emeryville, Calif.
In connection with the No Fiber Left Behind program, MFSC has begun to increase its recycling capacity by 30 percent to enable it to increase the volume of waste collected from 110 million pounds to 150 million pounds annually. The company also plans to increase its workforce in Lincolnton by 25 percent and install equipment to increase manufacturing capacity there by 50 percent, as well as add 30-percent more recycling capacity in Spartanburg.
"Initiating new product development will be our primary goal," said Jimmy Jarrett, president, MFSC, referring to plans to identify new applications for textile waste and expand the market base for its refiberized textiles and recycled yarn. "We will continue to make sure that brokers and dealers are not cherry picking for the high priced waste items and leaving the rest to landfill." As part of that effort, MFSC will encourage both suppliers and customers to identify new uses for their own textile waste and certify their reclamation activities in an effort to pursue what the company calls "360 degree recycling."
July 5, 2011
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