Sorting and recycling
Textiles sold in France carry a sorting obligation under the AGEC law. Here is the marking, what it means, and — since polyester is not a simple material to recycle — an honest account of what actually happens next.
1. Triman and info-tri
Every textile item we sell carries the Triman mark and the accompanying info-tri instruction, mandatory for textiles since 1 February 2023 under the AGEC law and its implementing decree.
The instruction is the same for everything in our catalogue: this item is to be sorted — take it to a textile collection point. Do not put it in your household waste, and do not put it in the packaging or paper stream.
2. Where to take it
- A textile collection container (borne de collecte textile) — there are more than 45,000 of them across France, usually near supermarkets, town halls and recycling centres.
- A charity or reuse organisation, if the item is still wearable. Reuse beats recycling every time.
- A local déchèterie with a textile stream.
Items should be clean and dry, and bagged. Worn out is fine — collection points take damaged textiles too, they just go down a different route.
3. Extended producer responsibility
Textiles, household linen and footwear placed on the French market fall under the TLC extended-producer-responsibility scheme, operated by Refashion (filière TLC — textiles, linge de maison, chaussures). Producers contribute to the cost of collecting, sorting and recycling what they sell, and must publish a unique identifier (IDU) issued by ADEME.
Our IDU is being issued
Our ADEME unique identifier has been applied for and will be published here and in our terms of sale as soon as it is issued. We would rather show you an honest gap than print a number we do not yet hold. If you need the current status for a procurement file, email support@trendsseason.site and we will tell you exactly where it stands.
4. Environmental characteristics of what we sell
| Characteristic | Our products |
|---|---|
| Dominant material | Polyester (a synthetic fibre derived from petrochemicals) |
| Recycled content | Varies by batch and is stated on the item label where applicable |
| Recyclability | Polyester is technically recyclable, mostly by mechanical processing into lower-grade fibre. Printed and blended items are harder to process than plain ones. |
| Microfibre release | Synthetic textiles shed microfibres in the wash. Washing less often, at lower temperatures and with a fuller drum reduces it. |
| Hazardous substances | None required to be declared. Metal components, where present, are supplied to us as compliant with REACH Annex XVII nickel-release limits. |
5. Being straight about polyester
We are not going to describe a printed polyester jersey as an environmental choice. It is a synthetic fibre, it sheds microfibres, and closed-loop textile recycling is still the exception rather than the rule.
What we can honestly say is narrower. Printing to order means we hold no printed stock and destroy no unsold inventory. Dye-sublimation uses no water in the transfer step and leaves no plastisol layer on the cloth. And because the dye is inside the fibre rather than sitting on it, a well-made piece stays wearable for longer than a transfer print that cracks after a season — which, in a category this disposable, is the part that actually matters.
6. Packaging
Orders ship in recyclable paper-based packaging wherever the contents allow it. Where a moisture barrier is needed, we use a recyclable polythene sleeve marked for sorting. Sort the outer packaging with paper and card.
7. Questions
Email support@trendsseason.site. Fibre composition, care and origin for each blank are published on its own page — see the catalogue.