Dhaka / London. 21 April 2026. Trims account for more than 40% of a garment’s bill of materials and remain one of the least-addressed barriers to textile recycling. Today, fewer than 1% of global textile materials come from recycled fibre.
Harnest, a vertically integrated Tier 2 and Tier 3 manufacturer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has launched the Responsible Trims Collection, a strategic manufacturing platform designed to help brands adopt recycled, next-generation and biodegradable trims, threads and accessory components within existing supply chains at industrial scale.
The collection is built on five partnerships with leading materials innovators: OceanSafe, Ambercycle, BlockTexx, Indorama Ventures, and Jiaren. Together they spantextile-to-textile recycling, advanced polymer regeneration, and biodegradable material innovation.
Assef Shaikh, CEO, Harnest, said: “Trims are one of the most overlooked constraints in circular fashion,” said Assef Shaikh, CEO of Harnest. “Brands may focus on the main fabric, but the threads, elastics and labels within a garment also influence whether it can be more effectively recovered, recycled or redesigned for lower-impact outcomes. The Responsible Trims Collection is about making better material choices viable in the real world — at scale, and with commercial discipline.”
The first material integrated into the collection is OceanSafe’s naNea, a synthetic material engineered as a direct alternative to conventional polyester. Unlike conventional polyester, naNea’s polymer structure allows it to break down in the environment rather than persist for centuries, biodegrading by more than 93% within 99 days in marine conditions (according to ASTM D6691), with no persistent microplastics and no heavy metals. It is recyclable alongside PET.
naNea is available today across sewing threads and elastics, with cost parity and lead times comparable to conventional trims. The unique material innovation holds the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Material Health Gold certification.
“Working with Harnest means we can now put responsible trims into the hands of brands at the scale and price point that makes adoption a real choice, not a compromise.”
The launch reflects a growing industry need to address trims and garment components as part of more practical circular product development. By integrating responsible material options into an established manufacturing platform, Harnest aims to reduce one of the persistent barriers to broader adoption: the gap between material innovation and scalable production.
Further phases of the Responsible Trims Collection will introduce the remaining partner technologies throughout 2026.
For more information: Harnest.com
