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Mango partners with Circulose to increase textile circularity

Spanish fast-fashion retailer Mango is the first brand to partner with Swedish circular material company Circulose since its restart, as the retailer aims to integrate the next-gen material into its production chain. The partnership underscores a milestone in Mango’s commitment to working more sustainably and sits in line with its long-term...

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Lululemon to source 20 percent of fibre needs through Samsara Eco

Canadian sportswear, footwear and accessories brand Lululemon Athletica Inc. has entered into a 10-year agreement with Australian recycling company Samsara Eco. Through this partnership, Lululemon aims to source approximately 20 percent of its future nylon and polyester needs from Samsara's circular materials. The agreement forms part of...

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Recover and TextileGenesis pilot recycled cotton traceability

Spanish recycled cotton producer, Recover, launched a pilot with TextileGenesis, the French traceability platform owned by technology company Lectra. Together, they tested how recycled cotton and polycotton fibres from Recover could be digitally tracked from fibre to finished product. Thanks to Fibercoin technology, each kilogram of material...

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Crocs launches return service in Europe

US footwear brand Crocs Inc. now allows customers in Europe to return worn shoes. Its take-back programme, ‘Old Crocs, New Life’, which was already established in the US, launched on Monday in Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. In these countries, customers can now return their used Crocs to participating stores and outlets....

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EU-funded T-rex Project presents blueprint for textile-to-textile recycling

The EU-funded T-REX (Textile Recycling Excellence) project successfully completed its innovation programme after three years of collaboration with 13 organisations, including Fashion for Good and Adidas. In a press release, the consortium presented a comprehensive blueprint to scale up textile-to-textile recycling (T2T) in Europe. It included an...

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Study: Ten levers for competitive textile-to-textile polyester recycling in Europe

A new study called “The Textile Recycling Breakthrough” has analysed textile-to-textile polyester recycling in Europe and has identified ten key levers to unlock exponential growth in polyester recycling in Europe. It also quantifies the cost gap between chemically recycled and virgin polyester, outlines policy and investment solutions and shows...

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H&M Foundation names Global Change Award winners

H&M Foundation, the non-profit funded by the Persson family, which founded fashion retailer H&M, has named 10 early-stage innovations that will “reshape the fashion industry” from clean tech recycling in China to community-powered circularity in Ghana as winners of the Global Change Award (GCA) 2025. The annual awards aim to spotlight “...

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Reju announces first industrial size textile-to-textile recycling centre in the Netherlands

After openings its pilot plant “Regeneration Hub Zero” in Frankfurt, Germany in October of last year, textile-to-textile regeneration company Reju has announced its first industrial size textile-to-textile recycling centre in the Netherlands. Called “Regeneration Hub One,” Reju has selected Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard, Netherlands, which...

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Recover partners with US-based Intradeco to build a recycled fibre plant in El Salvador

Madrid – Spanish company Recover, the spin-off of Valencian firm Hilaturas Ferre specialising in the production of recycled cotton fibres, continued to expand its operations. It sealed a strategic partnership with US-based Intradeco. This alliance aims to boost both companies' business models in the Americas sustainably. It will do this through...

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Textile-to-textile recycling: Reju partners with Antex in Europe and Utexa in Central America

Textile-to-textile regeneration company Reju announced today that it has entered into partnerships with Antex and Utexa, multifilament yarn producter with manufacturing locations in Europe and the Americas. The companies will be validating Reju’s proprietary material, Reju Polyester, for commercial adoption in multifilament yarns for textile...

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Textile-to-textile recycling: Reju partners with Rematrix

Textile-to-textile regenerator Reju has entered into a partnership with Rematrix, a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) from Vicenza, Italy, to secure a compliant and sustainable supply of end-of-life textiles. Rematrix collaborates with fashion companies and manages the end-of-life phase of their textile products, ensuring compliance...

For a circular economy and fashion industry, behavioural change is key

Research shows that if 25 percent of consumers change their behaviour, it can be enough to establish a new norm. This could also apply to fashion. The message from Mirella Soyer, professor of behaviour for circular transitions at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, is clear: to achieve a circular economy, we need behavioural change. The...