Rifò's Blog
The artisan craft of the cenciaiolo. Here is why it cannot be replaced by a machine
The profession of cenciaiolo, the artisan who selects textile scraps and waste for recycling, is an old tradition that has...
Read more...Separate collection of textiles: why obligation is not enough to support circular economy
Everyone is talking about this year’s news in the circular economy: by 2022 Italian municipalities will be obliged to introduce...
Read more...Eco-design, what does it mean?
Have you ever thought about how many things you bought in your life? And how many actually lasted a long...
Read more...Circular economy as a driver for post-pandemic recovery
When the global pandemic hit last year, people, locked in their homes, had to face one fact: too many clothes...
Read more...Rifò's 2020, let's recap
Here we go, 2020 is over. We could begin this blog post by celebrating the end of this surreal, bad...
Read more...Where do the clothes thrown in urban dumpsters end? We asked a cooperative that manages the old clothes collection
The most proper way to get rid of your old garments that have already been completed their journey with you,...
Read more...Recycling of old clothes: the separate collection of textile waste
They are the basis of the textile recycling activity, they are the secondary raw material of the fashion and clothing...
Read more...Are wool, cotton and cashmere infinitely recyclable?
Very often you ask us: is it possible to stop producing virgin fibers forever and use only the upcycled ones?Unfortunately...
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