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EURATEX pledges to contribute to scale textile recycling by launching ReHubs Europe to help building up to 250 facilities to recycle textile waste through collaborative projects

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EURATEX pledges to contribute to scale textile recycling by launching ReHubs Europe to help building up to 250 facilities to recycle textile waste through collaborative projects

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EURATEX

Relevant countries:

Belgium

Organisation types:

Networks and Federations / Confederations

EURATEX commits to launch a dedicated organisation to support recycling of 2.5 millions of tons of textile waste by 2030 and help building up to 250 facilities to recycle textile waste through collaborative projects. The operations of ReHubs Europe will attract and facilitate investments to generate textile recycling capacity, support projects for its members (e.g. partners search, investments, management support, data sharing, public communication), run and update the European Textile Recycling roadmap; networking and business relationship focused on textiles recycling; provide other services as data access and manage/expand an existing feedstock platform for matchmaking of feedstock demand & offer. EURATEX also engages with Horizon funded projects such as RegioGreenTex and CISUTAC to support creation of regional hubs for textile recycling and support innovation in recycling. 

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EURATEX

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Geographical descriptors

Belgium

Organisation Type

Networks and Federations / Confederations

  • Transition Pathway's building blocks

    • Infrastructure

  • Industrial ecosystems

    • Textile

  • Textiles ecosystem areas

    • Not area specific (interested in more than one of the above)

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ReHubs Europe, launched in late 2023, has now established itself as a an stand-alone, Brussels-based non-profit initiative dedicated to accelerating circularity within the European textile industry. Supported by a coalition of more than 30 stakeholders (including fashion brands, textile manufacturers, waste collectors, and recyclers) the initiative maintains the ambitious target of processing 2.5 million tonnes of textile waste by 2030.  

However, considering the difficult market conditions and regulatory uncertainty, ReHubs is adapting its focus somehow, putting more focus on access to finance and developing a strategic roadmap for textile recycling in Europe. Although ReHubs operates autonomously, EURATEX continues to play a strategic governance role through representation on its Board of Directors, ensuring that the initiative remains closely aligned with broader industry objectives and policy developments.

Furthermore, EURATEX is also contributing to other EU-funded innovation initiatives that reinforce its strategic objectives in circularity and regional development. Under the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) instrument, the RegioGreenTex project is establishing five regional textile recycling hubs in key manufacturing areas, complementing the industrial vision behind ReHubs Europe. In parallel, through its involvement in CISUTAC, EURATEX supports the development and deployment of advanced textile circularity technologies. 

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