It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Hannah Parris

PRESS RELEASE / Event

1 April 2025

3 minutes

EuRIC’s Textiles event, held in Brussels on 27 March, brought together sorters, recyclers, manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, academics, and circularity experts to address the need for bridging the gap between policy and industry in the textile sector.

Systemic Change Essential to Achieve Textiles Circularity, Says EuRIC’s Event

Brussels, Belgium: EuRIC’s Textiles event, held in Brussels on 27 March, brought together sorters, recyclers, manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, academics, and circularity experts to address the need for bridging the gap between policy and industry in the textile sector. The event emphasised the need for a systemic shift towards a circular...

State of Recycling / Europe Report

17 January 2025

4 minutes

The economics of the sector dictates that international shipment of second-hand clothing, textile recycling and waste will remain an important part of scaling up the circular textile economy.

Report Stresses on Modern Approaches to Managing International Shipments of Recycled Textiles and Second-Hand Clothing

To unlock the potential of recycled textiles and second-hand clothing, a new research proposes practical reforms to modernise outdated customs codes, introducing new codes, and create clear standards, and trader incentives that will enhance trust, trade efficiency, and transparency to better support the expanding textile circular economy.