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  • Meet the consortium
11 July

T-REX Project consortium: Introducing Indorama Ventures

T-REX Project brings together major players from across the entire value chain to create a harmonized EU blueprint for closed-loop sorting, and recycling of household textile waste. We spoke with Edo Lieven, commercial leader of the PET fibres and filaments business for the European Fashion and Lifestyle industry at Indorama Ventures, to discuss his role in the project, the challenges it addresses, and the future outlook for the sector.
25 June

T-REX Project in a nutshell

Learn how T-REX (Textile Recycling Excellence) Project is developing a blueprint for scaling closed-loop recycling of post-consumer textiles across the EU in our new explainer video. 
  • Meet the consortium
20 June

T-REX Project consortium: Introducing adidas

Major players from across the entire value chain collaborate towards demonstrating a potential scalable solution for textile-to-textile recycling in the T-REX Project. In our series of interviews with the consortium partners, we are in conversation with Alexandra Barrios, Senior Manager Technology Innovation at adidas. 
  • Meet the consortium
06 June

T-REX Project consortium: Introducing Aalto University

We continue introducing T-REX Project consortium partners, and this week, we are in conversation with Kirsi Niinimäki, Associate Professor at Aalto University in Finland, about her role in the project and the work done by the university.
  • Citizen engagement
05 June

Download the #CircularConsumptionRules posters

Transform your wardrobe and the planet by embracing circular consumption. Together, we can drive circularity and ease the strain on our planet's precious resources.
  • Citizen engagement
  • Events
21 May

Spring Cleaning highlights from Finland

As part of the T-REX Project citizen engagement activities, Aalto University organised a clothing exchange and workshop series, coinciding with the 10th international Fashion Revolution Week.
  • Meet the consortium
16 May

T-REX Project consortium: Introducing Fashion for Good

T-REX Project brings together major players from across the entire value chain to create a harmonised EU blueprint for closed-loop sorting, and recycling of household textile waste. We met with Jyotsna Gopinath, Innovation Analyst at Fashion for Good, to discuss her role in the project, the challenges it addresses, and the future outlook for the sector.
  • Collaboration
27 September

T-REX Project consortium meets in the Netherlands

In September, our consortium gathered at the Fashion for Good headquarters in Amsterdam to plan the next steps in the project and share insights and learnings so far. Complete with a site visit to CuRe Technology in Emmen, these few days were very fruitful for T-REX Project, stay tuned for exciting updates!
  • Scientific paper
  • Conference
26 September

Incorporating social LCA in circularity metrics to avoid the unintended consequences of circular economy

What are the social risks of circular economy transitions in various industries, and what role does social lifecycle assessment play in evaluating these risks? At the 5th PLATE conference this year, Anubhuti Bhatnagar and Kirsi Niinimäki from Aalto University shared suggestions for incorporating social LCA in circularity metrics to avoid the unintended consequences of circular economy.
  • Webinar
25 August

Webinar: Working towards circularity in textiles

What are the biggest challenges and opportunities for textiles and circular practices? Our consortium partners discussed this topic in a webinar moderated by Professor Kirsi Niinimäki 28 September 2023.
  • Learnings
24 August

Master's thesis on consumer perceptions of circular practices in the textile sector

How can the textile industry encourage circular practices that are important to consumers, adapt marketing strategies and develop new policies to increase participation in more sustainable and circular alternatives? This Master’s thesis by Malmö University graduate student Elina Lewe explores the consumer role in the transition to a more circular system when it comes to textiles.
  • Collaboration
  • Policy
22 February

T-REX Project is a member of the ECOSYSTEX initiative

We're happy to be part of ECOSYSTEX, a network launched by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) to help accelerate collaboration in the textile sustainability and circularity field.
  • Learnings
08 November

​​​​​​​​Specifications for feedstock and product

The T-REX Project consortium completes the first step in the project with the development of specification guidelines for feedstock and product. The guidelines will underpin the processes for ensuring that the correct type and amount of feedstock are available from the collection sources in the project.
  • Milestones
06 September

T-REX Project launches

The journey to a circular system for post-consumer textile waste begins.