Rezero

Rezero is a Dublin company, based at Kylemore Way in Inchicore, that turns pre-consumer cigarette filters made of cellulose acetate into a recycled material sold as RE-FIL. The filters, which would otherwise be incinerated, go through a chemical-free recycling process into OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified acetate and are supplied as pellets, sheets and fibre.

Pellets go into fashion accessories and functional components, sheets into eyewear frames and cut parts, fibre into wadding, insulation and the core of acoustic panels. Rezero states that it has recycled more than 240 million cigarette filters and aims to reach one billion by 2026, presenting the material as a route to product passport compliance and circular value for brands.