Circular economy

Ghent
R&D manager Textile Functionalisation & Surface Modification

Regions for Green Textiles – known as RegioGreenTex –is a quadruple-helix partnership initiative aiming at mapping and reducing the difficulties, which currently exist in the implementation of a circular economy model within the textile ecosystem across the EU.

Blueprint to reduce textile waste by 80%

The EU-funded DigInTraCE project will use innovative tracking, sensing and sorting techniques to develop a transparent and interoperable decentralised traceability platform focusing on the pulp and paper and chemicals sectors.

The goal of the Living Lab Carpet is to give a second life to carpets by establishing the framework conditions for reuse, repair and refurbishing business models.

DEBOND proposes to develop new materials and processes to improve the debonding performance of flexible packaging and textiles applications for an easier recycling.

qa-cer cover 2020

Companies are looking for ways to manufacture more sustainable products by using recycled materials, and to communicate their efforts in a substantiated and transparent way that inspires trust. 
This is exactly the aim of the QA-CER Recycled Content initiative. 

Centexbel is proud to announce to have won the Techtextil Innovation award 2022 in the category “new approaches to sustainability & circular economy” with a breakthrough innovation in biobased coatings and inks.

CISUTAC will find a solution to the current bottlenecks in the transition to circular and sustainable textiles and clothing.

This study examined which type of ecodesign criteria for textile products would have the greatest impact. The results will hopefully serve as input for the EU textile strategy.