Textile waste, just define it as waste. The recycled textile cycle is a good practice at European level: confirmed by the MEP Simona Bonafè, who has visited some member companies of ASTRI. The purpose of the meeting was to show the MP how the recycle cycle works in Prato, taking into account that Simona Bonafè is part of the commission…
You might think that old suits, sweaters and socks would be destined for the bin. But one Italian company, ASTRI ( Associazione Tessile Riciclato Italiana – or the Italian Association of Recycled Textiles) is giving those old textiles new life, making new fabric from rags. The President of the organisation, Fabrizio Tesi, explains that ASTRI was born to recycle wool…
Last 24th November at the “Centri Pecci” in Prato took place the recycling forum, organized by Legambiente Toscana together with Tuscany Region, the Municipal District of Prato. More than 200 people took part in the forum. The first partecipant in the forum was Simona Bonafè (member of the European Parliament). The second was the mayor Matteo Biffoni (also president of…
Prato is the world capital of the regenerated textiles. It is known by people who live in Prato and who knows a lot about textlies, but neither national nor european politicians understand it yet. From this potential the Italian Textile and Recycling Association (AsTRI) was born in Prato this 2nd August. It is a voluntary movement, born thanks to the…
More than 100 enterprises joined ASTRI, born to give an identity to the pratese textile industry and to increase the value of what Prato has been doing since 1840, that is to produce regenerated textiles. 112 partners who, together with the mayor Matteo Biffoni and the representatives of trade associations, took part in the first meeting. “To join in ASTRI…
More than 100 enterprises jointed Italian Textile and Recycling Association (ASTRI) More than 100 enterprises joined Italian Textile and Recycling Association (Astri) to give an identity to the pratese textile industry and to increase the value of what Prato has been doing since 1840, that is to produce regenerated textiles. Astri was born the last 2nd August thanks to the…
The president Tesi and the vice-president Guerri: «We work on an endless fibre. Textile has the circular economy in its dna». PRATO. Prato is the world capital of the regenerated textiles. It is known by people who live in Prato and who knows a lot about textlies, but neither national nor european politicians understand it yet. From this potential the…
