Jedes Jahr landen Millionen Tonnen alter Kleidung und Stoffe auf Deponien oder werden verbrannt, was nicht nur enorme Abfallmengen verursacht, sondern auch wertvolle Rohstoffe verschwinden lässt. Recycling bietet hier eine Lösung, indem es hilft, Materialien wie Baumwolle, Polyester und Wolle wiederzuverwerten und in den Produktionskreislauf zurückzuführen. Für Unternehmen, Verbraucher und die gesamte Branche ist es entscheidend, sich mit diesen innovativen Ansätzen auseinanderzusetzen. Nur so können wir den ökologischen Fußabdruck der Textilindustrie verringern und den Weg zu einer nachhaltigeren, zirkulären Wirtschaft ebnen.
Auf unserer Themenseite „Recycling“ sammeln wir alle relevanten Artikel und Informationen, die einen tieferen Einblick in diese wichtige Thematik bieten. Dadurch schaffen wir unter anderem Gelegenheit für Kooperationsmöglichkeiten – sei es für den Austausch von Ideen, die Zusammenarbeit bei Recyclingprojekten oder die Suche nach innovativen Lösungen. So möchten wir Sie dabei unterstützen, nicht nur Ihr Wissen zu erweitern, sondern auch aktiv zur Entwicklung einer nachhaltigeren Textilindustrie beizutragen.
The new European research project “FlexCycle” focuses on the development of innovative robotics and AI solutions. © FlexCycle
Modern industrially produced carpets are very difficult to recycle. © Carlene-AdobeStock / generiert mit KI
Positioned as Europe’s leading exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to textile recycling and circularity, Textiles Recycling Expo will return to Brussels Expo for its second edition. © Textiles Recycling Expo
Orhan Herdem, Spinning Group Manager at Orta Anadolu Ticaret ve Sanayi letmesi T.A. © Orta / Uster Technologies
The SureColor SC-F20000 is Epson's first dye-sublimation printer equipped with eight printheads, each offering 3,200 nozzles. © Epson
Marwin Gedenk stresses that the pressure to act is high. Without short term stabilisation measures, he warns of a further loss of collection and sorting capacity with direct consequences for reuse, recycling and the textile circular economy in Germany. © bvse
The awards recognise the individuals, companies and collaborative initiatives driving progress towards a more circular textiles industry. © AMI
At IFAT in Munich, the German textile and fashion industry announces the creation of a Joint Producer Body for Textiles to help shape a textile EPR system with clear ecological steering effects and binding producer involvement. © Lemonkey / stock.adobe.com - generiert mit KI
Fasaloop enables closed-loop material cycles in carpet and artificial turf systems. © Ilona / stock.adobe.com - generiert mit KI
Celebrating the successful research and development project (from left to right): Andreas Merkel, Managing Director at Gebr. Otto; Werner Jochum, Head of Sales at Gebr. Otto; Thorsten Pitschke from the Bifa Environmental Institute; Cornelia Magno from Schwob AG (on screen); Dr. Georg Stegschuster, Head of the Recycling Atelier; Hans Spörry from Weseta; Reinhold Regittnig from Gebr. Otto; and Zlatko Donev, Production Manager at Weseta. © Gebr. Otto
ITA Institute Director Professor Dr Thomas Gries and Sabina Dann with the MSE certificate. © Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen
Michael Waupotitsch, Vice President Textile Recycling. © Andritz AG
Recycled cotton fibres show clear differences from new material, influencing yarn quality. Experts at the 38th International Cotton Conference Bremen explain which parameters are key. © fivan / stock.adobe.com generiert mit KI
Janne Warnecke received the Walter Reiners Foundation Promotion Award from ITA Institute Director Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries and Peter D. Dornier (right), Chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation. © DITF
Chemical recycling of synthetic fibres (PET) into new basic chemicals – a key technology component of the Autoloop project. © Fraunhofer Umsicht
The RETRAKT research project addresses the urgent need for transformation in the textile industry. © Meisenbach Verlag - Generiert mit KI
The Textiles Recycling Expo 2026 is scheduled for June 24–25 in Brussels, Belgium. © AMI
Senior Management representatives from Jiaren and Indorama during a plant tour at Jiaren. Both companies formed a joint venture to enhance global textile circularity. © Indorama
The innovation demonstrates how established textile technologies can unlock new market opportunities through targeted development. © André Leischner
Asia Pacific Fibers' Re-petitive yarns are made from recycled polyester using BlockTexx's S.O.F.T. separation technology to process post-consumer textile waste. © BlockTexx
The Wyron truecycled yarn consists of 50% post-consumer textile waste and 50% recycled polyester. © Brain of Materials
Under the new Focus Topic “Textile to Textile – The Role of Recyclers”, the fair aims to provide in-depth insights into one of the most pressing challenges of the industry. © Performance Days
Stratos Fragkotsinos, Vice President Business Area Mill Management Solution, at Uster Technologies, moderating the panel discussion featuring (from left to right): Stefan Hutter, owner, Säntis-Textiles; Thomas Franz, Sales and Purchasing Manager, TVU; Michael Will, Head Textile Technology & Process Analytics, Rieter; Andreas Merkel, CEO, Otto Yarns. © Uster
The innovative recycled fibre has been used to make the polo shirt in a piqué fabric – with a soft feel and slight sheen. © TITK / Steffen Beikirch
Exhibitors at Textiles Recycling Expo USA can expect to connect with influential buyers and specifiers from across the supply chain. © AMI