Develop new international projects and partnerships for textile sorting and recycling

Join our workshop, which will bring together actors from different regions in the EU and beyond to develop future projects and actions in textile sorting and recycling. We invite innovative SMEs, knowledge institutions, public stakeholders, and experts from different EU regions to identify the main challenges facing the circular economy in the textile industry. Be part of project development, collaboration planning, and building new regional partnerships. Also, gain insight into potential funding opportunities for joint projects.

Which projects can you participate in?

Future projects and joint initiatives can focus on:

• Digital and innovative solutions for sorting textiles
• Reuse and recycling of large fractions of similar textiles (e.g., workwear/uniforms from, for example
  hospitals, etc.)
• Recycling of textiles to be used in new applications (e.g. in the construction industry, automotive
  industry, furniture etc.)
• Textile to textile recycling

If you want to engage in joint actions and projects within some of these topics, this workshop is for you.

Agenda

15.00-16.30 CEST

• Introduction to the International Cleantech Network and the 3R Connect project
• Cross regional challenges for sorting and recycling of textiles
• Hear which topics for future projects and actions that have been suggested by actors from
  Denmark, Belgium, Portugal and Sweden
• Case: Recycling of workwea
• Case: Using recycled textiles for new applications in other industries
• Exercise: Co-develop joint projects
• Funding opportunities for joint projects
• Next steps for engaging in future projects

This workshop is especially relevant for you if you are

• Working in the textile value chain, especially with a focus on sorting and recycling
• Have a textile waste stream that you would like to utilize for a new purpose
• Have a solution for using textiles in new applications
• A producer of a product, where textiles could potentially be used as input
• A funding agency or public authority who can co-finance projects
• Or another organization with interest in joining future projects on sorting and recycling of textiles