Sustainable and Circular
Further reading
- Textile recycling to the thread
- Plastic recycling
- Circular flooring in Europe: The CISUFLO Project Results
- Standardisation on Circular Economy
- ISO/TC 323 workgroups on circular economy
- France leads the way in going circular: Re_fashion and Eco-Modulation
- Resource efficiency
- Microplastics
- Ecolabels
- Eco-design guide
- Trends in plastics
- Characterization of recycled plastics and textiles
- Detecting recycled textile materials in final products
- ESPR - Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Textile and Plastics Companies
- Safe and Sustainable by Design… Wait, What Does That Actually Mean?
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Evaluating the Circular Footprint Formula (CFF) in the environmental assessment of mono-material carpets recycling: a case study approach
Authors: Sofie Huysman, Jun Yin (Centexbel) & Torun Hammar (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden)
©2026 - The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (Springer)
Circular professional textiles, a practical guide
©OVAM
Author(s) Centexbel commissioned by Ovam
Ecodesign Criteria for Consumer Textiles
Which ecodesign criteria for textile products have the greatest impact.
© 2022, Ovam, Centexbel, Vito
Eco-design guide
This guide introduces the simple technical aspects of eco-design in the textile sector. It covers material selection, basic vocabulary, the basics of textile technology and the main labels that indicate how eco-friendly a product or its manufacturing process is.
© Philippe Colignon, et al. Centexbel, 2023
Now is the ideal time for experts to participate in the circular economy standards.
Dr. Karin Eufinger about the needs for these standards, how they will contribute to economic development and what impact they aim to have.
©NBN
EU project: Promote circularity in the bio-based industrial ecosystem
The SYMBA project aims to revolutionize industrial practices by promoting symbiotic relationships within bio-based ecosystems, using innovative methodologies and cutting-edge technologies.
©recycling-magazine.com
Mapping and gap analysis of value chains for sustainable and circular textiles
©RegioGreenTex project
Author(s) Philippe Colignon
Circular transition scenarios & software for post-consumer textile waste channeling
©Cisutac EU project
Author(s) RISE & Centexbel
Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub-What happened in 2024?
This brochure summarizes the first year of the Innovation Hub, the topics targeted in our different webinars and the physical meet-ups and networking opportunities where Hub members had a chance to meet in person.
© ETP Brussels, 2024
Procurement guide for sustainable and circular textiles and products made from textiles
CIRCTEX guide addressing the legal requirements, pitfalls and many more aspects related to the introduction of circular and sustainable textiles in public procurement tenders.
©2023 Centexbel, Edwin Maes
A Detailed Review Study on Potential Effects of Microplastics and Additives of Concern on Human Health
©MDPI, 2019
Authors: Claudia Campanale * , Carmine Massarelli , Ilaria Savino, Vito Locaputo and Vito Felice Uricchio
EU action against microplastics
Microplastics are accumulating in our environment. These tiny plastic particles are persistent, very mobile, and notoriously hard to remove from nature. Scientists and citizens are increasingly worried.
©European Commission; 2023/10
Centexbel INFO 2020-08 "Ecolabels"
©Centexbel, 2020-08
A Detailed Review Study on Potential Effects of Microplastics and Additives of Concern on Human Health
©MDPI, 2019
Authors: Claudia Campanale * , Carmine Massarelli , Ilaria Savino, Vito Locaputo and Vito Felice Uricchio
Centexbel INFO 2020-02 "Recycling Textiles and Plastics"
©Centexbel, 2020-02
EU action against microplastics
Microplastics are accumulating in our environment. These tiny plastic particles are persistent, very mobile, and notoriously hard to remove from nature. Scientists and citizens are increasingly worried.
©European Commission; 2023/10
Nature Wins - development of 100% bio-based thermoplastic composite materials
©Unitex nr 1/2013
Author(s) Mathieu Urbanus, Luc Ruys, et al.
Consortium recyclet gecoat en geverfd textiel en plastics
Dit artikel bespreekt het Decoat project, waarin we op zoek gaan naar oplossingen om complex samengestelde textiel en kunststofproducten te recycleren.
© Kunststof & Rubber Recycling
Bio4Self project captures the 2019 Global Bioplastics Award
©Bioplastics magazine
Testing thermoplastic elastomers selected as flexible three-dimensional printing materials for functional garment and technical textile applications
©Journal of Engineered fibres and fabrics
Author(s) Michael Korger, Sofie Huysman, et al.
Recycling of Plastics from E-Waste via Photodegradation in a Low-Pressure Reactor
©MDPI Molecules
Author(s) Hussam Aldoori, Zohra Bouberka, Hervé Feuchter, Skander Khelifi, Franck Poutch, Loic Brison, Fouad Laoutid, Stijn Steuperaert, Corinne Foissac, Philippe Supiot, Christian Malas and Ulrich Maschke
Pretreating Recycled Carbon Fiber Nonwoven with a Sizing Formulation to Improve the Performance of Thermoplastic Recycled Fiber-Reinforced Composites
©MDPI, Myriam Vanneste et.al
Functional thermoplastic textiles
Amply illustrated presentation of the extrusion platform and expertise of the research team "Functional Thermoplastic Textiles".
Resistance of conductive FFF 3D printed compounds based on thermoplastic elastomers under repeated strain
© Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics 2025
Alexandra Glogowsky, Michael Korger, Sofie Huysman, and Maike Rabe
C-4CE: Competenties voor de circulaire economie (deel II)
Verslag van het kwantitatieve onderzoeksdeel
© april 2022 - C-4CE project - Lars Moratis & Sander de Vrieze
Centexbel INFO 2021-03 Circular Fashion
© 2021 Centexbel
FAST FASHION COMES AT HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COSTS
TEX2CE white paper-Textile recycling technologies
White Paper on Textile Fibre Recycling Technologies
The aim of the present work is to help companies take action by providing an update of the state-of-the-art of textile recycling technologies.
©MDPI, Basel, Switzerland,
Birgit Stubbe, Stijn Van Vrekhem, Sofie Huysman, Rémi Tilkin , Isabel De Schrijver & Myriam Vanneste