Why is recycled polyester more expensive than virgin polyester

Recycled polyester fiber refers to the polyester fiber produced by using waste polyester bottle flakes, spinning waste silk, foam material, and pulp block as raw materials, and then through a series of complex processes. my country has been carrying out the recycling of polyester products since the 1980s, and it has been carried out spontaneously on a large scale. Recycled polyester fiber belongs to the full utilization of renewable resources. It is loved by the market because of its low cost and good performance. At present, it is generally used in the filling material industry of furniture and toys, bedding, clothing industry, and needle-punched cotton industry.
However, with the rapid development of my country's recycled polyester fiber industry, there are also problems such as shortage of raw material resources, serious product homogeneity, overcapacity, backward production equipment, and insufficient R&D investment. Among them, the problem of overcapacity is particularly serious. As a result, the number of parking manufacturers is not as good as the number of new ones, and vicious competition in the industry is becoming more common. In order to ensure the healthy development of the recycled polyester industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the release of the "Regulations for the Recycled Chemical Fiber (Polyester) Industry", which has been formally implemented on July 1, 2015.
The raw materials for the production of recycled polyester fibers mainly come from waste polyester bottles, sheets, films and waste textiles. Among them, polyester bottles are actually our common mineral water, beverage bottles, etc.; waste textiles include a wider range, mainly polyester fast materials and waste silk produced during the production of polyester polyester. From the perspective of the industry as a whole, waste polyester bottles, sheets, and films basically account for about 80% of the total recycled polyester fiber raw materials. In other words, the mineral water bottles that we inadvertently throw out every day are likely to undergo a series of processes such as recycling, crushing, washing, spinning, winding, bundling, and drawing. What we use.
It is understood that Chinese consumers have a large amount of waste textiles left unused and wasted every year. However, it is almost blank in terms of recycling and processing as a raw material that can be used as recycled polyester fiber.
In times of difficult life, old clothes can still be given away or donated to impoverished mountainous areas. Nowadays, it costs dozens or even hundreds of dollars to post a package of used clothes to the poor mountainous areas where they are needed. Therefore, many people feel that it is more practical than direct donations. Therefore, consumers in cities, especially young and middle-aged consumers, often find it difficult to deal with waste clothes. Waste clothing is like chicken ribs to everyone, "the food is tasteless" but "a pity to discard it".
Therefore, vigorously developing the recycled polyester fiber industry is something that the national policy encourages. It is also closely related to the vital interests of the people, such as energy saving, emission reduction, and environmental protection. At present, all parties in the recycled polyester fiber industry should increase their publicity efforts. The best way to further expand the market for recycled polyester fibers and textiles is to allow consumers to quickly learn about recycled polyester fibers and textiles from unfamiliar to familiar, and never dare to use them to habitual use.