Our Process - Impact - Mandates & Revenue Model
Phase 2 of SCE Textile Recycling advances beyond intake and sorting into full-scale fiber refinement, transforming structured textile waste into certified industrial feedstock. While Phase 1 establishes intake, logistics, and contamination-controlled preprocessing, Phase 2 introduces advanced purification, QA/QC certification, and fiber-grade validation, positioning recovered textile material as a high-value industrial commodity.
The Textile Refinery: Turning Waste into Industrial Wealth
From Waste to Certified Feedstock
Textiles entering the refinery stage are:
• Cleaned and mechanically reduced to fiber
• De-hardwared and decontaminated
• Chemically purified to remove dyes, finishes, and embedded plastics
• Tested for fiber integrity and composition
The result is certified raw fiber suitable for resale into domestic manufacturing supply chains. This transition marks the difference between diversion and monetization.
Rigorous QA/QC & Certification
Phase 2 integrates in-house testing and quality assurance systems to ensure recovered fiber meets defined purity and performance standards.
This enables:
• Manufacturing reintegration
• Military and institutional supply compliance
• Closed-loop uniform production
• Automotive and industrial textile applications
Certification is what converts recycled textile into industrial-grade feedstock.
A Closed-Loop Materials Economy
The Textile Refinery model creates a structured circular system:
- Waste Intake
- Fiber Recovery
- Certification
- Manufacturing Reintegration
- New Textile Production
Instead of exporting waste or landfilling excess textiles, materials are restored, certified, and reintroduced into U.S. production cycles.
Market Value & Regulatory Drivers
The global textile resale and recovery market is projected between $7.5B–$9.0B annually, driven by:
• Increasing landfill diversion mandates
• Corporate sustainability requirements
• Domestic material security initiatives
• Decarbonization policies
• Department of Defense and institutional procurement standards
La’ Merde Textile Recycling is building infrastructure to participate in this expanding market, not as a waste hauler, but as a materials refinery.
Scaling Investment & Revenue Potential
Phase 1 (Intake & Logistics): Establishes contracted material flow and structured preprocessing.
Phase 2 (Refinery): Enables high-margin fiber resale and industrial supply integration.
The refinery model transforms textile diversion from a cost center into a scalable revenue engine.
Our Process: From Textile Waste to Clean Industrial Fiber
STEP 1: Structured Textile Collection & Client Intake
STEP 1: Structured Textile Collection & Client Intake
STEP 1: Structured Textile Collection & Client Intake
We establish structured intake channels from multiple sources:
• Community drop-off programs
• Government and institutional contracts
• Transportation and logistics uniforms
• Hospitality and commercial linen providers
All materials are received through controlled intake procedures to preserve fiber integrity and maintain source-specific separation. This ensures contamination control begins before processing.
STEP 2: Delivery, Logging & Fiber Classification
STEP 1: Structured Textile Collection & Client Intake
STEP 1: Structured Textile Collection & Client Intake
Upon arrival, each shipment is:
• Weighed and documented
• Digitally logged and tracked
• Assigned to a dedicated processing line
• Classified by fiber composition
Maintaining source-specific lines reduces cross-contamination to below 3%, preserving downstream material quality.
STEP 3: Hardware & Contaminant Removal
STEP 1: Structured Textile Collection & Client Intake
STEP 4: Mechanical Shredding & Fiber Breakdown
All non-textile components are removed prior to mechanical processing, including:
• Metals (zippers, buttons, snaps)
• Plastics
• Fasteners and decorative elements
This mechanical separation step ensures clean textile-only input before fiber recovery begins.
STEP 4: Mechanical Shredding & Fiber Breakdown
STEP 4: Mechanical Shredding & Fiber Breakdown
STEP 4: Mechanical Shredding & Fiber Breakdown
Textiles are mechanically shredded and separated by fiber type. Materials are reduced to their original fiber state while maintaining structural integrity for reuse. Dedicated lines preserve fiber purity by client source.
STEP 5: Chemical Removal & Fiber Purification
STEP 4: Mechanical Shredding & Fiber Breakdown
STEP 5: Chemical Removal & Fiber Purification
Dyes, finishes, and embedded chemical residues, including synthetic contaminants, are removed through controlled purification processes.
Recovered fibers are cleaned, stabilized, and prepared for industrial reuse. This step reduces water contamination impact and enables high-value remanufacturing.
STEP 6: Clean Fiber Storage & Redistribution
STEP 4: Mechanical Shredding & Fiber Breakdown
STEP 5: Chemical Removal & Fiber Purification
Purified fiber is:
• Dried and quality-verified
• Stored in climate-controlled conditions
• Prepared for shipment to textile manufacturers
From here, clean reclaimed fiber is spun into new fabric and remanufactured into: (1) Uniforms,
(2) Towels, (3) Hospitality linens, (4) Automotive textiles, (5) Denim and (6) Industrial materials. This completes the closed-loop ecosystem.