Apparel and footwear preprocessor ReCircled has launched an exclusive partnership with Kaltex USA to launch a fully vertical circular denim model in the Western Hemisphere.

Kaltex is the largest fully vertical producer of piece dye, denim, apparel and home products in North America.

Based in Mexico, the company’s facilities offer mechanical recycling, spinning, dyeing, weaving and cutting/sewing/laundry services.

ReCircled will now work with brands and retailers on “unsaleable items” and sort and prepare the denim for recycling.

Once the materials are cleaned and detrimmed, the products will be moved to Kaltex for recycling.

Scott Kuhlman, CEO of ReCircled said: “From the beginning, we knew that collaboration was needed to build the systems that allow for recycling textiles at the highest level.”

Eric Goldstein, EVP of Kaltex Apparel, said the business is now “truly circular” with the infrastructure to pick up cotton products from almost any place in the US and transport it back to the facility.

“This process is the first of its kind in the hemisphere, it’s transparent, sustainable with a very low carbon footprint, and truly circular.”