Marlot Kiveron

What really happens to clothes after we no longer want them? This three-part podcast takes you behind the scenes of the global textile chain. Join Circle Economy's Hilde van Duijn and journalist Dore van Duivenbode and industry experts as they unpack the challenges, hidden realities, and promising solutions for textile waste. We need all voices, brands, sorters, innovators, communities, to co-create systemic change. These aren’t just environmental questions, they’re questions of labor, land, and livelihood. True change begins when we begin listening to every voice in the chain. Podcast produced by BlueCity (010) 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gCdUBE2m

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🌎 Every second, the equivalent of one rubbish truck of textiles is landfilled or burned globally (UNEP-WCMC). Amsterdam’s United Repair Centre (URC) is changing this fashion story through repair and social impact. ❌ I amsterdam sat down with Thami Schweichler, CEO and co-founder of URC, to hear how this social enterprise is stitching repair and reuse into the fabric of global fashion. 📍 “Amsterdam isn’t a fashion capital, it’s a breeding ground for bold ideas,” says Schweichler. 👉 Read the full interview with Thami here: https://lnkd.in/eFDUYZFU 📸 Giampiero Maietti

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Today we are proud to launch Textile Neutral Collective at Circular Textile Days in Netherlands. Textile Neutral Collective is an initiative of Green Worms, a social business with over a decade of experience tackling waste and poverty by creating dignified jobs in rural and island communities. Why are we starting this? Post-consumer textile waste is one of the most complex streams we manage, with limited recycling technologies and high costs. If we keep waiting decades for breakthroughs and commercialization, textile waste will only continue to pile up. To bridge this gap, we launched the Textile Neutral Collective, enabling fashion brands to take immediate action through the Textile Neutral certificate and label, while building capacity for long-term textile waste management and recycling. Textile Neutrality ensures more effective waste management, which means more jobs, stronger infrastructure, and a market prepared for advanced textile recycling as new technologies evolve. We are already fixing it. Now it’s fashion brands & their teams turn to accelerate. Interested to join together to end Textile Waste Crisis & Poverty? #Fashion #textilewaste #textiles #fastfashion #fashionindustry #Circularfashion

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The Netherlands is leading the charge in circular textiles, bringing together innovators, manufacturers and designers to "close the loop" in the textile value chain. From cutting-edge recycling to creative upcycling, companies in the Dutch ecosystem are scaling sustainable solutions and setting new global standards. Discover more in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/eztBfj5q #InvestInHolland

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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: "𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲" Our co-founder Matthias Ballweg recently joined Carl Warkentin, founder of the circular textiles platform, on the latest episode of his podcast LOOPED IN. Together, they explore how the circular economy is evolving from concept to real transformation at scale. Carl and Matthias reflect on the lessons, milestones, and mindset shifts that are shaping the future of circularity. 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: – Why pilot projects must be designed for scale – How the business case for circularity is already strong enough — with or without sustainability as the driver – Why circular value chains are essential to Europe’s economic resilience – And how circularity addresses multiple planetary boundaries — from biodiversity to material security Matthias offers a clear perspective on what it takes to move from vision to implementation — and how collaboration between startups, corporates, and ecosystem builders is key to scaling solutions that truly move the needle.  Listen now → https://lnkd.in/dry68VfX #CircularRepublic #LOOPEDIN #CircularEconomy #RegenerativeBusiness #StartupEcosystem #SystemChange #Unternehmertum #BatteryRecycling #Textiles #UrbanMining #SupplyChainInnovation #Europe2035

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