7 teams of students from 5 schools actively participated in the Textile Race in the Dutch municipality of Westland, resulting in:
The feedback received from the teachers illustrates just how powerful engagement activities like this can be:
“The Textile Race does not only bring the kids, but also the whole neighbourhood together in the race against Textile Waste.”
“The amount of kilograms of textile we collected is incredible, but also a bit shocking. To realise how many kilograms we are dumping is an eye-opener.”
“The guest lecture was not only an eye-opener for the kids, but also for us teachers.”
Assessing how citizens can be empowered to actively contribute to the paradigm shift towards a circular value chain in the textile industry is one of the T-REX Project’s goals. Learn more about the project.
