Reinhard Backhausen makes polyester fabrics that are fully recyclable. Customers get a certificate that allows them to get the material collected and recycled when they’ve finished with it.Reinhard Backhausen is the sixth-generation owner of an Austrian family textile firm. It is pioneering an ecological project. Together with scientists, it has developed the material Trevira CS which can be recycled in granulate form after use. A report by Jana Wochnik-Sachtleben.