Certainly, demand is closely linked to pricing and costs of purchasing and investing in post-consumer textiles in comparison to those from virgin sources. The upfront investment-costs are still high for many collectors and sorters, and therefore the increase in the end-markets is necessary to justify the investment. The financial feasibility of the Fibersort technology is dependent upon the sale of its outputs: sorted PCT. The market for sorted PCT is contingent on textile-to-textile recycling technologies, or potentially other high-value recycling open-loops. To date, recycled fibre and fabrics made from PCT are priced higher, which is intimately related to the higher costs required to process PCT. As the percentage of non-rewearables entering collection facilities continues to rise, further development of recycling technologies could spur the uptake of post-consumer textiles. In this regard, this may lead to economies of scale that will decrease price of recycled fibre.