WHAT IS RELOOP

Reloop is Reflo’s pioneering approach to recyclable performancewear, created to tackle one of sport’s biggest environmental challenges: clothing waste. It’s our commitment to keep kit out of landfill and give every product the best possible end-of-life solution. 

Within Reloop, some products go even further. Through innovation in product design and material choice, we’ve created high-performance mono-fibre garments made from recycled materials that are certified as recyclable into new high-grade fibres. 

Many of these products are certified to meet the highest industry standards. Together with our partners, we’re proving that true circularity in sportswear is possible, setting new standards for what the industry can achieve. 

Why did we create Reloop?

Globally, around 92 million tonnes of textiles are discarded each year, with team kits and unsold stock adding heavily to this problem. In the UK, more than 300,000 tonnes of textiles end up in landfill or incineration annually. Most sportswear, often made from polyester, takes centuries to break down and sheds microplastics along the way. 

Reloop was created to offer a better solution: products made from recycled materials, designed from the outset to be recycled again. When we close the loop by sourcing recycled materials made from our Reloop products, we create performancewear that truly supports a circular future. 

How does Reloop work?

The aim of Reloop is simple: to keep our kit out of landfill and give it the longest possible life. 

  • Fibre-to-fibre recycling: Many Reloop garments are mono-fibre products, designed to be recycled back into new textile products like clothing, bags, or shoes. Once collected we send these to our recycling partners where they're shredded and processed into new pellets or fibres.
  • Second-life solutions: For items not suitable for fibre-to-fibre, we still work with partners to ensure they avoid landfill and find the most responsible new use possible. 

Through Reloop, old sportswear gets a new beginning — reducing waste and helping to build a more circular, sustainable system. 

If your kit has reached the end of its wearable life and you’re ready to send it back to us, please email support@reflo.com to arrange postage.

SUSTAINABLE GOALS & DRIVING CHANGE

Sustainability isn’t just about individuals – it requires industries to rethink how they operate. As the Official Teamwear Supplier of Jaguar TCS Racing, Nissan Formula E Team, Forest Green Rovers, and more, Reflo is working with leading sports organisations to embrace circular solutions. 

Reloop enables apparel to be recycled and prevents it from becoming landfill waste, ensuring that out of date kit gets a second life - whether on the pitch, in the paddock, or as fanwear. Now fans can support their teams and the planet simultaneously, embracing a new circular approach to sportswear. 

And we’re not stopping here. From exploring coffee grounds for antibacterial properties to water-soluble logo printing, we continue to innovate so that even more of our apparel can re-enter the Reloop system, avoiding the landfill legacy the sportswear industry has too often left behind. 

ARe you looking to join the reflo Revolution towards a more sustainable future?


Elevate your brand with sustainable sportswear

If you are a sports team, a business or even a government that want to discuss the most sustainable solution for your apparel needs, you can get in touch with us here,

or email us at partnerships@reflo.com.

Design

Reloop products are made from a single source mono-fibre recycled polyester, specifically designed to be fully recyclable

Production

Our garments are expertly produced to maintain the highest quality and performance

Collection & Inspection

After old Reloop products are collected, the materials are inspected to ensure only 100% mono garments undergo the recycling process.

Shredding

Garments are shredded to be broken down into uniform sizes.

Melting

Polyester is melted and de-glassed to remove impurities like air and moisture.

Fine Filtration

The melted material goes through fine filtration to remove any residual impurities, which contributes to the quality of the recycled polyester and next life opportunities.

Pelletising

After filtration, the melt is pelletised - cooling and cutting of the new material.

Transformation

This new material can then be transformed into other items made from recycled polyester like garments, bags, and shoes.

OUR PARTNERS

Recycle your Reloop products and get 30% off your next order.

You can now be a part of the bigger solution to avoid hundreds of thousands of garments being sent to landfill each year.

Simply enter your email below and we’ll send the step by step process on how to return your product.

GOT A QUESTION?

What Is A Mono Garment?

Mono garments are garments that use a single material in the composition of the product. Every aspect like the main fabric, lining, and lining to the trims and labels must be considered. Any contaminants like elastane means that the garment cannot be recycled through a mechanical recycler.

Why aren’t all products recyclable?

Due to the functionality required from certain clothes, not all garments can be a mono garment. Example, a compressed garment requires elastane to be fitted close to the body for support. Elastane cannot be mechanically recycled; therefore, these garments can’t be mono.

Another reason could be due to the components that make up certain garments like the membrane and tape on a water-proof jacket.

All of the above are examples of blended fibres, which need to be separated in the recycling process making them difficult to be a circular product.

We are constantly innovating and finding different ways to maximise the life of each product and will be launching more garments within Reloop each season.

What address do I return the garments to?

⁠Please email here – please note, we only accept returns from the UK

How do I generate a returns label for the returns?

⁠Please go to the Reloop returns page to generate returns label.

How do you know if a product is a Reloop product?

There is a QR code in the back neck label that identifies a garment to be a Reloop garment. The Bohai 2.0 Polo Shirt is currently in the Reloop range, with many more to be added 2024.