Every year, the company generates around 3,000 tons of textile waste such as paper, cardboard and organic material, so Riachuelo seeks initiatives to reduce its impact. The aim of the project is to use textile waste generated at the manufacturing unit, in its industrial phase, and turn it into raw material, consequently reinserting this material into the company's production chain in a scalable and continuous manner.

The project assumes the commitment established by the company, such as the emissions reduction target, established with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) with the purpose of the shifting to a low carbon economy. The project has three phases (1st) Technology Prospecting, Mapping, Characterization and Waste Classification; (2nd) Development of Recycling Processes and Classification of Fibres Obtained; and (3rd) Prototyping of Textile Materials for Prototype Evaluation and Technology Transfer. The project is currently in its third phase.