UNIFI®, the makers of REPREVE®, has announced a new goal to recycle 65 billion plastic bottles by fiscal 2030, reinforcing its strategy to scale circular materials across the global textile industry.
The target was revealed in the company’s FY2025 Sustainability Snapshot, which outlines progress in waste reduction, recycled fiber growth and environmental performance. The update signals that sustainability is increasingly central to UNIFI®’s long-term business model.
A major milestone highlighted in the report is the transformation of the equivalent of 1 billion T-shirts’ worth of textile and yarn waste through the REPREVE® platform.
The total includes material processed via REPREVE Takeback™, ThermaLoop™ Insulation, REPREVE ReCirculate™ and REPREVE Nylon.
UNIFI® uses “T-shirt equivalents” as a standardized metric based on the weight of a polyester T-shirt. The company is targeting 1.5 billion T-shirt equivalents recycled by FY2030.
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In addition to textile waste, UNIFI® has diverted 46 billion plastic bottles from landfills to date. The new 65 billion bottle goal significantly raises the bar for the company’s recycling operations.
Earlier this fiscal year, UNIFI® expanded its circular portfolio by launching globally available polyester products made from textile waste. These include insulation and white filament offerings.
The move broadens REPREVE® beyond bottle-based recycling into textile-to-textile recovery, a segment viewed as essential for advancing true circularity in apparel manufacturing.
REPREVE® accounted for 31% of FY2025 revenue. The company is targeting more than 50% of revenue from recycled products by FY2030.
This shift reflects growing demand from global brands seeking traceable and lower-impact materials.
The Snapshot also reports continued reductions in greenhouse gas emissions intensity, energy use, water consumption and raw material inputs.
UNIFI® recorded zero non-compliant water discharges under municipal and national regulations during the reporting period.
Chief Executive Eddie Ingle said the company’s strategy is centered on innovation and scaling circular manufacturing globally.
The FY2025 Sustainability Snapshot was prepared with guidance from Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) frameworks, aligning with established ESG reporting standards.
As apparel brands face increasing regulatory and consumer pressure to demonstrate measurable sustainability progress, fiber-level recycling platforms are becoming strategic supply chain assets.
With expanded 2030 goals in place, UNIFI® is positioning REPREVE® not as a niche sustainable option, but as a core growth engine in an industry moving steadily toward circular production models.
