Automated sorting technologies could enable the industry to turn non-rewearable textiles that currently have no other destination than downcycling, landfill or incineration into valuable feedstock for high-value recycling. One of these technologies is the Fibersort, a Near Infrared (NIR) based technology able to categorise textiles based on their fiber composition, structure and colour.
Valvan Baling Systems is the technology developer of the Fibersort. Throughout the project they have improved the design, engineering and construction in order to optimise the technology's performance in real life operating conditions, while developing the recognition software and the fibre library. More information on the technical aspects of the Fibersort can be found here.