ReFleece repurposes outerwear into accessories & Food for Free feeds the food insecure.
TEXTILE TWOFER. THERE’S 17 MILLION TONS OF TEXTILE WASTE THAT GOES INTO A LANDFILL EVERY YEAR IN THE US ALONE, AND ONLY 15% OF THAT GETS RECYCLED. THE REST IS LANDFILLED OR BURNED. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE A CHUNK OF THAT. SAM PALMER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT REPURPOSING. I REALLY DO WANT TO FIND A WAY TO SHOW THAT REPURPOSING CAN BE DONE AT A SCALE AND OTHER COMPANIES CAN GET INVOLVED IN DOING THAT. AND WE ARE JUST SORT OF PART OF THAT MOVEMENT. PALMER IS THE FOUNDER OF RE FLEECE, A FALL RIVER COMPANY THAT FINDS NEW LIFE FOR TEXTILES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCARDED ED ARE DEFECTIVE OR IN DISREPAIR. WE GET MATERIALS IN BIG BALES, WE SORT THEM BY COLOR AND MATERIAL TYPE. WE CUT THEM OPEN, LAUNDER THEM. THEN WE FLAT …