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Innovative products made from recycled home appliances.

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What is RPP?

Polypropylene is a form of hard plastic that is created out of refining petroleum, so it is another scarce and valuable commodity coming out of our earth.

RPP means recycled polypropylene, and it comes from end of life domestic appliances and single use food containers that we turn into yarn, fabrics and finished products.
Polypropylene is one of the most used plastics in the world, yet at most, it is estimated at only 3% is recycled. This is because PP is mixed with metals and other materials in the making of large domestic appliances such as fridges, washing machines, car dashboards, air conditioners etc. It is laborious and costly to separate the plastic from the metal.
Recycled polypropylene will never be used as a fabric of choice for garments but it is ideal for making strong, durable and long-lasting bags, particularly shoppers. Many of our lightweight RPP shoppers are weight tested to 15kg making them ideal for daily grocery shoppers. These bags can be woven or non-woven, laminated or not. They are very flexible and we create to your design or co-create with you, tapping into our wealth of experience about what works best.
Other recycled polypropylene bags on the market are generally only 20% recycled in order to satisfy the legal requirement in some countries to use the word ‘recycled’. The remaining 80% is newly produced polypropylene which is an exhaustible valuable resource. This compounds the issue of plastic waste. Our RPP bags are guaranteed 100% recycled polypropylene taken from discarded, end of life domestic products and single use food containers. This way, we are certain we deliver the most sustainable RPP bags on the planet.
The method that Waste2Wear uses to create recycled polypropylene products consumes 46% less water, 71% less CO2 and 88% less energy than producing virgin polypropylene. Thus reusing some of our earth’s valuable and exhausting resources.
This is a costly and lengthy process which means that our MOQs for bag production is high. It starts at around 50,000 units. This is due to the labour and processes involved in setting up the production runs.

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Sven Bleekemolen

Sven Bleekemolen is a Dutch entrepreneur and textile engineer. He is a versatile executive with a broad skill set and experience in a global marketplace. Lived and worked in Europe, Indonesia, and Turkey. Solid expertise in management of start-up to mature fashion companies in competitive wholesale and retail markets.

In his role as director of several companies, Sven built strong knowledge of international wholesale, retail, B2B sales, production and brand development. He has a strategic and innovative mindset, always focused on business development. He has a record of identifying opportunities and leading diverse teams to surpass revenue goals.

Sven has a strong focus on sustainability and is excited to discover the possibilities that lie in Waste2Wear’s groundbreaking material and blockchain technologies. He is committed to creating a major contribution to the business performance of Waste2Wear along with the transition to a more circular economy for a better outcome of the world.

Hein Barnhoorn

Hein Barnhoorn has worked with and managed marketing teams in a variety of companies including Gaastra, McGregor and Tommy Hilfiger. His passion for sustainability dates back to his first job at Esprit Europe, where he was responsible for the activation of ECOllection. The need to work for a better sustainable world has remained his drive ever since. His focus has become the circular fashion business working on Denim Deals and also on setting the stage for the first circular retailer, TOMO. Hein is married with 4 kids and loves spending time on the Dutch ‘Wadden’ islands.

Olivier van Migem

Olivier van Migem has been in the textile industry for over 20 years. He specializes in making bags from recycled polypropylene (RPP) and reflective fabrics. Olivier has long standing relationships with several large global brands that rely on his experience and know-how to produce the right goods. Olivier enjoys relaxing with his wife and teenage kids after work.

Ruma Kinger

Ruma Kinger has 20 years experience in the textile industry. Ruma’s keen eye for details has put Waste2Wear India into growth trajectory and her devotion towards the work inspires her team to produce their best

Rena Jiang

Rena Jiang has over 20 years experience in the textile industry. Knowing how polluting the industry is, Rena is proud to be making a positive impact by doing the right thing with Waste2Wear.

Christophe Marze

Christophe Marze has over 15 years specializing in structuring and powering up businesses in Asia. As a French national, he has spent many years living and working in Germany and in China. Christophe is passionate about continuous improvement, sustainability and compliance which are from him the pillars of a healthy business drive.

Jeroen van der Wind

Jeroen van der Wind is an entrepreneur, specializing in international trade within the textile and promotional industries in South East Asia for over three decades. He was managing partner of The Cookie Company for many years, producing licensed kids apparel for several multinational customers. In combination with a healthy business drive, he is determined to help further the Waste2Wear mission of relieving the planet of the plastic problem to create a better world, especially for his four adult children.

Eduardo Garza Garcia

Eduardo Garza Garcia is a Mexican designer and entrepreneur specializing in sustainable solutions for plastics. He has been pivotal in innovations including the industry-first recycled polypropylene (RPP) from discarded domestic appliances; a unique RPET verification method (RA-3) proving the recycled plastic content in materials and the industry-first blockchain technology. Thanks to his innovations, Waste2Wear has won several prestigious environmental awards. Eduardo is truly an innovator in the world of recycled plastics constantly working for new ways to bring more transparency to the recycling industry.

Stefan Kleijkamp

Stefan Kleijkamp is a highly experienced Global Quality and Compliance Manager with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Originally from the Netherlands, Stefan has spent the last two decades working in Asia, with 17 of those years in China. He is fluent in Chinese and has worked with a wide range of product groups including textile, apparel, hard goods and plastics. Throughout his career, Stefan has held positions in quality and compliance management for both large and medium sized companies, as well as in purchasing and logistics. His extensive experience has given him a deep understanding of the challenges and issues facing the industry, particularly in relation to traceability of recycled materials such as textile, cotton and polyester. With his expertise in quality and compliance, Stefan is dedicated to ensuring that the products and services provided by Waste2Wear meet the highest standards in quality, sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Monique Maissan

Monique Maissan is a Dutch entrepreneur and textile engineer specializing in sustainable solutions for the industry. As CEO and founder of Waste2Wear, she leads a committed team in creating products and services for a better future. Her vision has driven the company to produce fabrics and products made from recycled plastic bottles (RPET) and recycled polypropylene (RPP) plus award winning blockchain and RPET verification test RA-3.

Monique has won several industry awards, most recently:

Finalist of “Future Leader” World Sustainability Awards 2022;
“Outstanding Achiever” of Global Green Economic Forum, Women Eco Game Changer Awards 2022;
“Woman Leader in Plastic Recycling” Plastic Recycling Conference Asia** 2022;
“The Sustainable Entrepreneur of the Year” of Entrepreneurs’ Organization*** 2021.

She is constantly on the lookout for new and better ways to recycle more plastic. Monique’s drive comes from her determination to do her part to leave this world in a better place for her two adult children and all of the next generation