Circular Economy
Our consultant Circular Economy helps companies transition towards circular business models by providing practical, industry-specific guidance for textiles and plastics. His expertise includes:
- Circular design strategies: advice on designing products for durability, repairability, and recyclability.
- Material loops & recycling: guidance on closing material cycles through mechanical, chemical, or innovative recycling.
- Business models for circularity: support in developing reuse, rental, take-back, or service-based models.
- Standards & certifications: help with complying with and implementing standards for circularity (e.g., Cradle to Cradle, ISO 59000 series).
- Circular assessments & roadmaps: analysis of your current processes and products with tailored recommendations for circular improvements.
With extensive knowledge of circular economy principles and practical applications, he helps textile and plastics companies innovate sustainably and future-proof their business.
Ecodesign Criteria for Consumer Textiles
Which ecodesign criteria for textile products have the greatest impact.
© 2022, Ovam, Centexbel, Vito
Circular professional textiles: a practical guide
What do ports, railways, airline companies, the police, the Belgian army, supermarkets, the building industry, the chemical industry, the care sector and many other profit and non-profit organisations have in common? They all use professional textiles, such as uniforms, work wear, protective clothing, linen, etc. And they all tend to throw it away
©OVAM
Circular professional textiles, a practical guide
©OVAM
Author(s) Centexbel commissioned by Ovam
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
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