The care label decides the next life of a jumper
Rifò asks for eligible used garments through a take-back service. Material composition affects whether a piece can follow the recovery route. Sorting by fibre and colour comes before mechanical processing, even when two jumpers feel similar in the hand.
IT ItalyIn practice. A garment collection system sorts eligible fibres by composition and colour before textile recovery in Prato.
What to keep in view
Only eligible fibres and items can follow this collection route.
Reading the label before the return
The service makes the garment label useful after years of wear. A customer can check whether an item qualifies before handing it in, and the sorting team can direct it to the right stream. Follow the current instructions for available return points.
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