Circular textiles landing

A platform which brings together EU-wide research projects which Aalto University’s Fashion/Textile Futures research group has been part of, sharing learnings to broaden knowledge on circularity in the textile industry.

Two people are focused on painting an orange pattern on a white fabric ball, with yarn and scissors on the table.

Textile Recycling Excellence (T-REX) is a research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme from 2022-2025. Twelve partners across the clothing and textile value chain work towards creating a circular system for post-consumer textile waste, with a focus on closed loop, chemical recycling.
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Two people handling a piece of off-white woven fabric among various colorful textiles on a table.

The New Cotton project is a research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme from 2020-2024. Twelve partners collaborate to demonstrate a circular model for commercial garment production, regenerating textile waste into a new, man-made cellulosic fiber that looks and feels like virgin cotton.
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A variety of textile materials displayed on a white surface, including a pile of blue and white fibers on the left, a white fluffy material next to it, a mound of beige fibers in the center, a small glass dish containing a yellowish liquid, and a fluffy white substance on the far right.

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The material on this platform is provided through Aalto University.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No [101060343] & No [101000559]