In my opinion, one of the best examples of manufacturers who are taking the responsibility for their products along the whole product cycle is Teijin. Teijin is a polymer fiber manufacturer that has implemented the Eco-Circle close loop supply chain. Under the umbrella of this supply chain, Teijin chemically recycles PET products. Keeping this in mind, the recycled polymer has the same or higher quality than the original material. This characteristic is not common among the recycled polymers.
Teijin gets the material to be recycled from its customers. One very good example is Patagonia. Patagonia buys PET from Teijin to produce garments. Once these garments have ended its useful life, Patagonia collects them and send them back to Teijin for its recycling. In this way, the loop is closed and there is no necessity of consuming raw materials.
Further information about Teijin's Eco-circle program can be found under the following link:
http://www.teijin.com/solutions/ecocircle/
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