Recycler roles and partnerships

Introduce "Recycler" as a distinct user type with capabilities to receive post-consumer material composition data, match waste to producer requirements, document recycling processes, and connect recycled materials back to the producer network.

Launch with 2-3 pilot recycler partners (textile waste processors, mechanical recyclers, or chemical recyclers).

Why it matters: This is the first step to close the loop. Currently Aware™ traces source → brand.

Recyclers cover the last part of the circle: waste → recycled input → producer.

We’ll think about the consumer step later. 

Impact:

• Enable verifiable post-consumer recycled content claims

• Reduce contamination in textile recycling through accurate composition data

• Create economic incentive for producers to design for recyclability

• Demonstrate circularity: materials return to production, not landfill