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This is a mechanical process through which garments are ‘pulled’ back down to the raw fibre state and re-used as a raw material to make yarn again"}],"200_year_recycling_heritage":[{"url":"https://www.woolmark.com/industry/sustainability/recycled-wool-the-ultimate-circular-solution/","quote":"With a rich 200-year recycling heritage, wool provides an opportunity to improve the linear fashion and textile industry's current practices."},{"url":"https://iwto.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IWTO_Recycled-Wool.pdf","quote":"Due to its durability and quality, the wool fibre has been recycled for over 200 years."}]},"entry_sources":{"nylon_reinforcement":["https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/182790/6/sustainability-14-01081-v2.pdf"],"mechanical_not_chemical":["https://www.woolmark.com/industry/sustainability/recycled-wool-the-ultimate-circular-solution/","https://iwto.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IWTO_Recycled-Wool.pdf"],"200_year_recycling_heritage":["https://www.woolmark.com/industry/sustainability/recycled-wool-the-ultimate-circular-solution/","https://iwto.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IWTO_Recycled-Wool.pdf"]}}}},"handle":"mid-length-felted-reprocessed-wool-coat-11843-229805","storefront_path":"/en/women-clothing/coats/jackets-vests/mid-length-felted-reprocessed-wool-coat--11843-229805","storefront_url":"https://ai.simons.ca/en/women-clothing/coats/jackets-vests/mid-length-felted-reprocessed-wool-coat--11843-229805"}}