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There’s a lot of myths about what the circular economy is. No, it’s not recycling. And it’s more than resource efficiency. There’s lots of articles, content, and greenwashing reinforcing these myths. So it’s crucial to acknowledge and amplify what the circular economy is! To create a circular economy we need to: 1) Design out waste and pollution 2) Circulate products and materials (at their highest value) 3) Regenerate nature The DDC – Danish Design Center added another great principle: “We need to redefine a meaningful life with less consumption.” So let’s amplify more facts, and bust more myths. Agree? #circulareconomy #sustainability #climatechange

Textile Circularity Research Council [FR] 📅 Rendez-vous le 26 juillet !   Participez au 1er comité scientifique de la Chaire BALI. Cet événement est incontournable pour les scientifiques travaillant dans les domaines de l'économie circulaire et de la mode durable.   Pourquoi participer ? - Des experts et chercheurs Européens de l'économie circulaire (dpp, traçabilité, durabilité etc.) - Des thèses de la Chaire BALI sur l'Industrie 4.0 & sur les méthodes de déploiement de démarche circulaire post-consumer   - Les résultats des groupes de travail de la Chaire BALI. - Des professeurs européens renommés dans les domaines du textile et de l'économie circulaire.   Un aperçu des intervenants : - Amanda Bernar : Docteure de la CHAIRE BALI & Petit Bateau - Nicole Sofia Rohsig López : Docteure de la CHAIRE BALI & Decathlon - Kirsi Niinimaki : Professeure en recherche sur la mode, Aalto University, Finlande - Else Skjold : Professeur, docteur en design et durabilité à la Royal Danish Academy -Jesper Richardy : Docteur Mode et Textile Soutenable à la Royal Danish Academy - Jade Sagnard : Groupe de travail sur l'éco-conception porté par le Groupe Eram - Julie Delaunay : Groupe de travail sur le processus de tri du futur porté par le CETIA   Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : https://lnkd.in/eaAV3TAY Rejoignez-nous en direct à l'ESTIA - École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées ou bien sur Teams ! #TextileCircularity #ChaireBALI #ModeDurable #ÉconomieCirculaire #ComitéScientifique [EN] 📅 Save the Date: July 26th! Join us for the 1st Scientific Committee of the Chaire BALI. This event is a must-attend for scientists working in the fields of circular economy and sustainable fashion. Why Attend? Insights from European experts and researchers on circular economy (DPP, traceability, sustainability, etc.) Theses from the Chaire BALI on Industry 4.0 & post-consumer circular approach deployment methods Results from the working groups of the Chaire BALI Renowned European professors in the fields of textiles and circular economy Featured Speakers: Amanda Bernar: PhD, Chaire BALI & Petit Bateau Nicole Sofia Rohsig López: PhD, Chaire BALI & Decathlon Kirsi Niinimaki: Professor of Fashion Research, Aalto University, Finland Else Skjold: Professor, PhD in Design and Sustainability, Royal Danish Academy Jesper Richardy: PhD in Sustainable Fashion and Textiles, Royal Danish Academy Jade Sagnard: Eco-design working group led by Groupe Eram Julie Delaunay: Future Sorting Process working group led by CETIA Register now: https://lnkd.in/eaAV3TAY Join us live at ESTIA - École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées or on Teams! #TextileCircularity #ChaireBALI #SustainableFashion #CircularEconomy #ScientificCommittee

🔴 The Shocking Reality of Fashion and Textile Waste As someone recently involved in projects tackling this pressing issue, I want to highlight the shocking reality of fashion and textile waste. 👔 The fashion industry, especially fast fashion, is notorious for its staggering environmental impact. Did you know that up to 26% of Europe's textile waste could be recycled by 2030, generating billions in economic output and creating thousands of jobs? Yet, currently, only about 1% of textiles globally are recycled into new clothes. 1%! This low recycling rate is exacerbated by the industry's reliance on cheap, unsustainable materials like polyester, which is derived from fossil fuels and contributes to microplastic pollution in our oceans. 👕 The fashion sector also exploits labor in developing countries, highlighting the ethical issues intertwined with environmental ones. Recent initiatives show promise, such as Worn Again’s new recycling demo plant and partnerships like the one between Eastman and Patagonia, aiming to tackle pre- and post-consumer clothing waste. But it's clear that more collaboration, funding, and stringent policies are needed. 💶 ♻ The EU's call for mandatory recycled fiber content by 2030 is a step in the right direction but lacks the precision and enforcement needed to make a real impact. It's time for the fashion industry to commit to real change. Brands must move beyond token sustainable collections and embrace comprehensive recycling and sustainable production practices. Shoppers can also play a role by demanding transparency and choosing more sustainable options🌍👗 It's time to choose: will we prioritize fleeting fashion trends or commit to sustainable practices that ensure a healthier planet for future generations? 🌍💡 For those interested, check out the latest research and initiatives tackling this issue: 👉https://lnkd.in/eMG-TnWw 👉https://lnkd.in/eTWzyuSW 👉https://lnkd.in/eSUba7JN 👉https://lnkd.in/eXsaT8Tt #SustainableFashion #TextileWaste #CircularEconomy #FastFashion

ESPR is officially available online in the EU Journal. Find out more here 👇

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR): Current Strategies and Anticipated Impacts   Save the date for the 4th and final open webinar of a series by T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence and SCIRT Project on Wednesday, June 26, at 11:30 CET.   This session will be dedicated to the link between the projects and the ESPR regulations for textiles, that have been voted in favor by the European Parliament.   In the 1-hour webinar, we will address the following: - What is expected in terms of ESPR in Europe. -The tradeoff between prioritizing quality of product vs using recycled garments. - The challenges faced dealing with chemical recycling as well as garments made before ESPR. -The tools and models that can be used in the industry to account for ecodesign.   The session is moderated by Kirsi Niinimaki, Associate Professor in Design, Research team leader of Fashion/Textile Futures Aalto University.   Speakers from both projects will share their insights: Tom Duhoux, Research and Development in Circular Economy at VITO Simon Gryspeert, Lead Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Flanders DC Kasia Gorniak, Designer-researcher at Aalto University   Join the webinar LIVE on LinkedIn and ask your questions to the speakers. The recording will be available to revisit open-access.   “Moving towards a circular future in textiles” series We joined forces with the fellow EU-funded T-REX Project to organise a series of open webinars to help navigate the transformations taking place in the European textile landscape and highlight how relationships between different players can be nurtured and strengthened to move towards an effective circular supply chain. This is an official World Circular Economy Forum WCEF Side Event. #WCEF2024

T-REX Project in a nutshell. Today, only 2% of post–consumer textiles within Europe are diverted to fibre-to-fibre recycling. Creating a circular system for post-consumer textile waste still faces many challenges, including a lack of standards for collecting and sorting textile waste, inaccurate composition claims, uneven quality of materials, and a lack of reliable data across value chain stakeholders. The T-REX launched in June 2023 with the aim of addressing these challenges by creating a harmonised EU blueprint for closed loop sorting, and recycling of household textile waste. Transforming end-of-use textiles, from waste, into a desired feedstock, and a commodity for new business models that can be adopted at scale. THEIA PR is supporting Fashion for Good in leading all external communications and dissemination for the project. Please find below a short animation video we worked on with Make em Say and Hanna Gavrylova sharing a quick explainer of how the consortium are working together to identify the infrastructure, technology and policy needed to encourage the growth of circular value chains. Follow T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence for key learnings and insights through-out the journey. T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence, in collaboration with fellow EU funded project SCIRT Project is also hosting a webinar exploring the current strategies and anticipated impacts of ESPR at 11.30am CEST today, please sign up via the link below if you’re interested to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eQaHAZft https://lnkd.in/ebrfizfv

Today, SCIRT x T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence talk ESPR as our last joint webinar of our four-part series. Be sure to join us!

Join us tomorrow to learn all about #ESPR and the SCIRT True Cost Model!

🌿✨ Ways to Make Fashion More Sustainable ✨🌿 Welcome to tExtended's Guide to Sustainable Fashion! Today we're looking at some ways we can all make our clothes-buying process more eco-friendly. Here are our top tips: 1️⃣ Buy less & invest in high-quality staple pieces 2️⃣ Buy second-hand 3️⃣ Upcycle & repair old clothing 4️⃣ Opt for organic, natural, or reusable materials 5️⃣ Be conscious about your needs vs. wants Our mission with the tExtended project is to create a comprehensive Blueprint for a sustainable textile ecosystem. By optimizing textile flows, we aim to retain the value of materials safely and sustainably. We’re developing cutting-edge technological and digital solutions to make textile cycles more efficient, with the potential to reduce textile waste by 80% through a Real Scale Demonstrator. Learn more about the project at textended.eu #SustainableFashion #EcoFriendly #FashionTips #tExtended #ReduceReuseRecycle #UpcycledFashion #SlowFashion #EthicalFashion #SustainableLiving #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope