Intimiti wins Innovate P2X grant to turn textile waste into fuel

Intimiti Australia Pty Ltd, developer of Celys, the world’s first certified compostable polyester has been awarded the Innovate P2X 2025 grant by the NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub. This milestone accelerates Intimiti’s mission to reduce textile waste while driving innovation at the intersection of circular textiles and clean energy, transforming end-of-life clothing into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Intimiti Australia, developer of Celys—the world’s first certified compostable polyester—has won the Innovate P2X 2025 grant from NSW’s Decarbonisation Hub.
In partnership with Macquarie University, it will transform end-of-life clothing into Sustainable Aviation Fuel, tackling Australia’s low 2 per cent textile recycling rate and advancing circularity in textiles and clean energy.

Australia’s textile footprint highlights the urgency of intervention: 373,000 tonnes of new clothes are imported annually, while 200,000 tonnes of clothing still end up in landfill every year. Despite well-meaning donations, 210,000 tonnes of garments sent to charities or bins often cannot be resold or recycled, leaving the nation with a recycling rate of just 2 percent.

Through Innovate P2X funding and in collaboration with Macquarie University, Intimiti will help reshape the textile value chain by proving that end of life clothing can be reengineered into high value energy solutions. By bridging material innovation with clean energy, the company seeks to demonstrate a scalable model for true circularity where fashion waste is transformed into fuel for a decarbonised future. This breakthrough not only diverts valuable fibres from landfill and reduces microplastic pollution, but also delivers renewable fuel to the aviation sector, one of the hardest industries to decarbonise.

“This initiative is more than innovation, it’s reimagining waste as opportunity,” says Jason, Project Lead at Intimiti Australia. “By valorising waste streams, we’re creating high-impact circularity in textiles and energy industries.”

With Innovate P2X support, Intimiti aims to show that fashion waste can find a second life as clean energy, helping both people and the planet move toward a sustainable future.

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)