Safety giant Arco is providing seed funding for a start-up firm looking to recycle tough workwear.
Stuff4Life is being backed by the Hull firm, supporting research and development of a closed-loop circular economy solution for polyester materials.
The £390 million fifth-generation company has found that almost 90 per cent of the 33 million workwear garments supplied annually are either landfilled or incinerated - with many made from the “industry staple” plastic-based fabric.
