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Fashion for Good explores new quality standard for recycled cotton

The Amsterdam-based innovation platform Fashion for Good has launched the Cotton Reloop Matrix Project, a study into the possibilities and limitations of mechanically recycled cotton. Together with partners such as Bestseller, C&A and Reformation, Fashion for Good aims to bridge the gap between the quality requirements of fashion brands and the...

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ReHubs appoints Béatrice Moureaux as chief executive officer

Belgium-based textile recycling alliance ReHubs has named Béatrice Moureaux as chief executive officer. Moureaux, who has served as board advisor to the Brussels-based organisation since December 2025, brings more than 25 years of experience across technical textiles, advanced fibres, nonwovens and circular innovation to the leadership role. She...

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Primark signs multi-year textile-to-textile recycling agreement with Circ

Budget retailer Primark has signed a long-term purchase agreement with textile-to-textile recycling company Circ to introduce recycled polyester made from textile waste into its clothing from 2029. The agreement marks Primark’s first multi-year offtake deal with a textile-to-textile recycler and is intended to help the value retailer scale its...

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Marks & Spencer, New Look and Sainsbury’s join Oxfam to build UK textile recycling network

British retail giants Marks & Spencer, New Look and Sainsbury’s have joined UK charity Oxfam in partnering with textile development company Circle-8 to launch The Circuit, an initiative designed to develop circular textile supply chains using clothing collected in the UK. The initiative brings together retailers, textile recovery organisations,...

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New Look, M&S, Sainsbury's Tu partner on circular textile initiative

UK fashion retailers New Look, Marks & Spencer (M&S), and Sainsbury’s Tu Clothing have partnered with charity retailer Oxfam and development firm Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems to launch The Circuit. The collaborative model brings together businesses across the fashion value chain to convert UK-generated post-consumer textiles into circular raw...

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Textile-to-textile recycling is scaling, but not at the level of its hype – new report finds

Textile-to-textile recycling is one of the most hyped topics in circular fashion right now, largely driven by the commercialization of chemical recycling currently underway. Although recycling can provide one of the core building blocks for closing the loop in the industry, industry professionals are raising the alarm on how difficult it is to...

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Zalando brings recycled fibres from pilot phase to its assortment

Zalando is using recycled fibres from the Eindhoven-based recycling company Re&Up in its private label range for the first time, bringing textile-to-textile recycling into commercial production. The collection includes five T-shirts from Zalando's private labels Yourturn and Even&Odd and has been available in the online shop since August, Re&Up...

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Why Brussels is accelerating its textile regulatory battle this summer

A ban on destroying unsold goods since the end of July, extended producer responsibility by 2028 and a digital product passport: the European Union is abruptly tightening its grip on the textile industry. This is an analysis of the political timeline and its major impacts on the sector. Several key milestones in European textile legislation came...

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DPP readiness: The designer's pivotal role

Much has been written about the digital product passport (DPP), the digital twin which needs to be linked to the physical product from mid 2029 onward. At least for anyone wanting to place textile products on the European market. However, information about the DPP usually focuses on data compliance and technical preparations. But the fact is...

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El Corte Inglés reduces emissions, collects over 630 tonnes of textile waste in department stores

Madrid – Spanish department store company El Corte Inglés continued to make solid progress towards its goal of becoming a “Net Zero” company by 2050 during the 2025 financial year. This goal has been approached through a general reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions. The company also continued to enhance the role of its department stores as...

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NIST develops new reference textile material to identify fibres

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a candidate textile material that can be tested by laboratories to validate and improve methods for recognising and classifying textiles, which could potentially reduce manufacturers’ costs. Known as Research Grade Test Material (RGTM) 10279, the textiles for...

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New ReHubs board to accelerate industrial scale of textile recycling

The European textile recycling alliance, ReHubs, has appointed a new board to drive the further development of textile-to-textile recycling in Europe. New board members are Luca Campadello of Italy's Erion; Kasper Damsø of Denmark's NewRetex; Gianluca Pandolfo of France's Reju; and Paolo Sandri of Thai chemical group Indorama Ventures....