Cities Produce Resources—PANECO® Redefines Textile Waste as an 'Urban Forest'—Initiates Implementation of Resource Circulation Infrastructure
WORKSTUDIO Corporation has launched the 'Urban Forest' concept using its PANECO® platform, which recycles urban textile waste into building materials to replace wood, aiming for stable regional resource circulation.
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Background | Changes in Resource Procurement Structure
As global resource price fluctuations and supply uncertainties become the norm, securing a stable supply of resources has become a critical issue that determines the sustainability of society as a whole and corporate activities.
The traditional structure, which relies on materials derived from natural resources, contains uncertainties such as:
- Fluctuations in raw material prices
- Dependence on specific regions for supply
- Rising logistics costs and increased risks of supply delays
Consequently, whether resources can be stably secured is essentially a problem that dictates the sustainability of societal and corporate functions.
Under these circumstances, there is a demand to shift from a structure of procuring resources externally to one of circulating resources independently.
Initiative | Redefining Resource Supply as an 'Urban Forest'
WORKSTUDIO Corporation has begun implementing the 'Urban Forest' concept, which circulates textile waste as a resource, based on its textile resource circulation platform 'PANECO®'.
PANECO® is a textile resource circulation platform that collects and recycles textile waste, returning it to society.
One of its solutions, 'PANECO® board,' is utilized in applications similar to wood boards, such as building materials, interior materials (including flooring), furniture, and products.
Conventionally, these applications have been supported by wood derived from forests.
In other words, forests have functioned as resource supply sources for building materials and furniture.
On the other hand, a massive amount of clothing and textiles are discarded daily in cities.
By recycling these, PANECO® creates resources that substitute for wood.
Just as forests have produced the resource of wood, cities will transform into places that generate textile resources.
Based on this concept, we define the textile resources existing in cities as an 'Urban Forest' and are working to rebuild the resource supply structure.
Furthermore, just as urban mining was a redefinition of metal resources, the 'Urban Forest' is a redefinition of textile resources.
Features
- Structurally reduces dependence on natural resource-derived materials by reusing discarded textiles as resources.
- Achieves sustainable and stable resource supply through regional circulation independent of external resources.
- A structural supply model that suppresses the risk of resource price fluctuations.
As global resource price fluctuations and supply uncertainties become the norm, securing a stable supply of resources has become a critical issue that determines the sustainability of society as a whole and corporate activities.
The traditional structure, which relies on materials derived from natural resources, contains uncertainties such as:
- Fluctuations in raw material prices
- Dependence on specific regions for supply
- Rising logistics costs and increased risks of supply delays
Consequently, whether resources can be stably secured is essentially a problem that dictates the sustainability of societal and corporate functions.
Under these circumstances, there is a demand to shift from a structure of procuring resources externally to one of circulating resources independently.
Initiative | Redefining Resource Supply as an 'Urban Forest'
WORKSTUDIO Corporation has begun implementing the 'Urban Forest' concept, which circulates textile waste as a resource, based on its textile resource circulation platform 'PANECO®'.
PANECO® is a textile resource circulation platform that collects and recycles textile waste, returning it to society.
One of its solutions, 'PANECO® board,' is utilized in applications similar to wood boards, such as building materials, interior materials (including flooring), furniture, and products.
Conventionally, these applications have been supported by wood derived from forests.
In other words, forests have functioned as resource supply sources for building materials and furniture.
On the other hand, a massive amount of clothing and textiles are discarded daily in cities.
By recycling these, PANECO® creates resources that substitute for wood.
Just as forests have produced the resource of wood, cities will transform into places that generate textile resources.
Based on this concept, we define the textile resources existing in cities as an 'Urban Forest' and are working to rebuild the resource supply structure.
Furthermore, just as urban mining was a redefinition of metal resources, the 'Urban Forest' is a redefinition of textile resources.
Features
- Structurally reduces dependence on natural resource-derived materials by reusing discarded textiles as resources.
- Achieves sustainable and stable resource supply through regional circulation independent of external resources.
- A structural supply model that suppresses the risk of resource price fluctuations.