The EU-funded T-REX Project (Textile Recycling Excellence) brings together a consortium of 12 major players from the entire recycling value chain, as well as research institutes. The consortium is to create a harmonised EU blueprint for the closed-loop sorting and recycling of household textile waste, transforming end-of-use textiles from waste into desired raw materials.
In the coming three years , the project will collect and sort household textile waste and demonstrate a full recycling process for polyester, polyamide 6 and cotton/cellulosic materials. At the same time, it aims to demonstrate sustainable and economically feasible business models along the value chain, conduct lifecycle analysis of the circular process, integrate digital tools that streamline the process of closed-loop textile recycling and produce circular design guidelines.
Veolia will lead the post-consumer textile waste collection, sorting and division for the textile recycling technologies of Infinited Fiber Company, BASF and CuRe. The recycled fibres will be converted to yarns by Linz Textil and TWD Fibres and Adidas will create demonstration products. FAU will support the project with analytical expertise and Aalto University will conduct citizen engagement activities to raise awareness. Fashion for Good is leading industry communications and conducting business viability and digital integration activities, supported by Quantis and Arapaha.
