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Roughly a third of the \"RPET\" fabric on the market cannot prove it. Here is how to tell the difference.",[33,34,36],"h2",{"id":35},"what-rpet-is","What RPET is",[29,38,39],{},"Recycled PET is polyester spun from flakes of recovered PET bottles - about 12 bottles per 600D backpack. Once spun, the yarn is chemically identical to virgin polyester: same strength, same hand, same dye behaviour, same coating options. Our test frame cannot tell them apart. The difference is provenance, and provenance is paperwork.",[33,41,43],{"id":42},"what-grs-proves","What GRS proves",[29,45,46],{},"The Global Recycled Standard (GRS), run by Textile Exchange, certifies every step from flake to fabric:",[48,49,50,58],"ul",{},[51,52,53,57],"li",{},[54,55,56],"strong",{},"Scope certificate",": the mill (or trader) is audited and allowed to handle GRS material.",[51,59,60,63],{},[54,61,62],{},"Transaction certificate (TC)",": issued for a specific shipment, stating the recycled content, weight and the buyer. This is what you should receive with your rolls.",[29,65,66,67,71],{},"Without a TC tied to your lot numbers, \"GRS certified\" means only that the mill ",[68,69,70],"em",{},"can"," produce certified fabric, not that it did for you. We supply the TC with every RPET order and reconcile it to roll labels.",[33,73,75],{"id":74},"what-rpet-costs","What RPET costs",[29,77,78],{},"8-12% above virgin polyester at the same denier and coating. On a 600D backpack, fabric is about 30% of cost, so the recycled upgrade adds roughly 3% to the finished bag. Certification fees are inside that number.",[33,80,82],{"id":81},"where-the-claims-fall-apart","Where the claims fall apart",[84,85,86,92,98,104],"ol",{},[51,87,88,91],{},[54,89,90],{},"\"RPET\" with no TC."," Marketing, not fact.",[51,93,94,97],{},[54,95,96],{},"Recycled face, virgin lining, webbing and thread."," Legitimate, but the label must say \"recycled body fabric\", not \"recycled bag\". Recycled webbing, lining and thread are available if the claim needs to be whole-bag.",[51,99,100,103],{},[54,101,102],{},"Post-industrial vs post-consumer."," GRS accepts both; retailers often require post-consumer (bottles). Ask.",[51,105,106,109],{},[54,107,108],{},"Blends."," 50% RPET is still GRS-eligible; the TC states the percentage.",[33,111,113],{"id":112},"beyond-grs","Beyond GRS",[48,115,116,122,132],{},[51,117,118,121],{},[54,119,120],{},"OEKO-TEX Standard 100"," - chemical safety of the finished fabric, separate from recycled content.",[51,123,124,127,128,131],{},[54,125,126],{},"Solvent-free PU"," and ",[54,129,130],{},"PVC-free"," coatings complete the eco story on the coating side.",[51,133,134,137],{},[54,135,136],{},"C0 DWR"," - PFC-free water repellency.",[33,139,141],{"id":140},"specifying-it","Specifying it",[29,143,144,145,150,151,158],{},"Our ",[146,147,149],"a",{"href":148},"\u002Ffabrics\u002Frpet-fabric","RPET fabric page"," lists the stock deniers, colours and coatings. Every roll passes the same six tests as virgin polyester plus a TC reconciliation. If the bags are to be made as well, the ",[146,152,157],{"href":153,"rel":154,"target":156},"https:\u002F\u002Fsenszxfactory.com\u002Foem-odm\u002F",[155],"noopener","_blank","Senszx factory"," supplies its BSCI and ISO audits alongside the fabric certificate, so the whole file is ready for the retailer's compliance team.",{"title":160,"searchDepth":161,"depth":161,"links":162},"",2,[163,164,165,166,167,168],{"id":35,"depth":161,"text":36},{"id":42,"depth":161,"text":43},{"id":74,"depth":161,"text":75},{"id":81,"depth":161,"text":82},{"id":112,"depth":161,"text":113},{"id":140,"depth":161,"text":141},"2026-10-03","Recycled polyester is the fastest-growing fabric request we get - and the most misrepresented. 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