We don’t just make uniforms. We create smart, lasting solutions that enable our customers to get the most out of their uniforms. By harnessing cutting-edge technologies and teaming up with great partners, we’re tackling some of the industry’s biggest challenges, like textile waste.
Together, we’re leading the way towards a circular future - where we use, reuse, and keep the goodness going round.
What We’re Doing About It
At Deane Apparel, we believe that sustainability is a shared responsibility—and our commitment to reducing textile waste is one we proudly pursue alongside our partners. We’ve successfully redirected thousands of kilograms of obsolete uniforms away from landfill, transforming them into valuable resources for packaging, signage, and more.
We’re proud to partner with Impactex—a New Zealand-based textile recycling company committed to diverting garments from landfill and transforming waste into new value. Impactex sorts and grades used textiles, repurposing them through innovative processes that support circularity in the apparel industry. By working with Impactex, we ensure that obsolete uniforms and textile waste are responsibly recycled or reused, reducing our environmental footprint and supporting our goal of 75% landfill diversion. It’s a practical, forward-thinking partnership that helps us turn end-of-life garments into new beginnings.
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Deane is a founding member of Usedfully—a New Zealand-based organisation dedicated to transforming the textile industry into a low-carbon, circular economy. Usedfully works to maximise the value of textile resources and minimise environmental impact by implementing innovative technologies and scalable business models. Through this partnership, we’re helping to drive industry-wide change, reduce textile waste, and support smarter, more sustainable solutions for uniform recovery and reuse.
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BlockTexx is a clean technology company driven to help companies divert unwanted clothing away from landfill.
We work with BlockTexx—a clean technology company based in Queensland that’s transforming how textile waste is managed. Using their world-first SOFT (Separation of Fibre Technology) process, BlockTexx recycles unwanted cotton and polyester garments into high-grade cellulose powder and rPET pellets, which can be reused in manufacturing and industrial applications. This partnership helps us divert obsolete uniforms from landfill, reduce emissions, and support a circular economy.
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