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28.11.2023

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Technology Assessment - Redefining Textile Waste Sorting: Impulses and findings for the future of next-gen sorting facilities
Textiles play a fundamental role in our society, providing us with essential commodities such as clothing, footwear and home textiles. Once textiles are in use, they become unwearable or unusable after some time, leading to the generation of high amounts of textile waste in the world, which at some point end up in landfills or incinerators. Therefore, it is essential to collect and sort textile waste according to the waste hierarchy to allow for the best utilization to circumvent environmental pollution and conserve and reuse resources.
02.10.2023

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Expansion of international in-store collection program
As a leading company in the collecting, sorting, reselling and recycling of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID has enabled the recycling of post-consumer textile waste into new textiles and clothing. Working together with brands and retailers, TEXAID and our partners are continuing to take action to shift from a linear to a circular system.
13.07.2023

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MARC O'POLO TEST FOR FIBER-TO-FIBER RECYCLING PROCESS WITH DISCARDED FABRIC MASKS SUCCESSFUL
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID 19 CRISIS, WHEN MASKS WERE IN SHORT SUPPLY, MARC O'POLO RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY BY PRODUCING MUCH-NEEDED MASKS FROM FABRIC SCRAPS TO PROTECT AGAINST INFECTION.
12.07.2023

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TEXAID x PUMA partnership for Swiss RE:FIBRE take back program
As leading company in the collecting, sorting, reselling, and recycling of post-consumer textile waste, TEXAID has enabled the recycling of post-consumer textile waste into new textiles and clothing. Working together with brands and retailers, TEXAID and our partners are continuing to take action to shift from a linear to a circular system.
28.02.2023

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Transform Textile Waste into Feedstock
Textile waste is a problem in Europe. Out of 7-7.5 million tonnes of textiles discarded every year, only 30-35 % are collected separately – and of that quantity, only 15-20 % are sorted by medium and larger sorting facilities within the EU. After sorting, 60 % still qualify as wearable clothes, however after a second or third collection-loop, all of the textiles become non-wearable sooner or later. Therefore, fibre-to-fibre recycling is becoming increasingly important to preserve the valuable resources.
15.12.2022

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TEXAID introduced the first recycled tote bag with a digital product passport
“With this bag, we wanted to show that it is possible to create fantastic products from post-consumer textile waste. At TEXAID, we want to bring a high-quality feedstock and finally a recycled fiber into the circular textile value chain to create new products that are not only made from other waste streams, but also from used textiles. With this bag, we took a first bold step and were able to create a capsule product for our own Vintage Revivals second-hand stores. We will sell these bags in our second-hand stores throughout Germany.” Thomas Böschen, Managing Director of Texaid, ReSales, and Vintage Revivals.
19.10.2022

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TEXCIRLCE
After two years of joint collaboration and research the Swiss Textile Recycling Project “Texcircle” comes to an end. Together with all partners and stakeholders, we have worked on the vision of a textile cluster where materials flow in circular loops. The goal of the project was to develop high-quality yarns and products incorporating such a large amount of recycled textiles as possible - and we succeeded! In the end, several product prototypes from carpets, socks, and curtains to pullovers, padding and accessories have been developed with at least 50 % recycled fiber up to 80 % recycled fibers and yarns.
28.09.2022

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TEXAID and partners launch new innovation project on circular & sustainable textiles
Launched this September, the new Horizon Europe project CISUTAC will support the transition to a circular and sustainable textile sector. As part of a consortium of 27 partners working on the project, TEXAID will among others support the project with sorting, disassembly and repair trials.