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.
Circular Textile Days returns for its 6th edition on 30 September and 1 October 2026 at the Koepelhal in Tilburg. © Rainister / stock.adobe.com - generiert mit KI
02/09/2026 – Recycling
Recycling
With topics such as recycling, digital traceability, and ecodesign, the event promotes solutions for more sustainable handling of textile materials. © Italian Exhibition Group (IEG)
13/08/2026 – Italian Exhibition Group
Italian Exhibition Group
The initial content developed for the Recycling Technologies module within the Skills4Circularity project demonstrates that textile recycling extends far beyond the recovery of fibres alone. © IVGT - generiert mit KI
09/07/2026 – Skills4circularity
Skills4circularity
06/07/2026 – Sustainability
Sustainability
Panel discussion at Textiles Recycling Expo 2026 in Brussels, where industry experts explore pathways to increased textile recycling and circularity. © Textiles Recycling Expo
02/07/2026 – Trade fair textile recycling and circularity
Trade fair textile recycling and circularity
Recycling, traceability, eco-design and digitalisation are among the key future topics for the European textile industry. The Erasmus+ project Skills4Circularity, involving 21 partners from twelve countries, investigates which skills are needed, with IVGT contributing the industry perspective as the German partner. © IVGT
25/06/2026 – IVGT
IVGT
The new European research project “FlexCycle” focuses on the development of innovative robotics and AI solutions. © FlexCycle
17/06/2026 – Circular economy and robotics
Circular economy and robotics
Modern industrially produced carpets are very difficult to recycle. © Carlene-AdobeStock / generiert mit KI
16/06/2026 – Circular economy
Circular economy
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
11/06/2026 – Trade fairs und events
Trade fairs und events
Orhan Herdem, Spinning Group Manager at Orta Anadolu Ticaret ve Sanayi letmesi T.A. © Orta / Uster Technologies
05/06/2026 – Raw material management for recycled denim
Raw material management for recycled denim
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
27/05/2026 – Circular economy
Circular economy
The awards recognise the individuals, companies and collaborative initiatives driving progress towards a more circular textiles industry. © AMI
20/05/2026 – Event preview
Event preview
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
06/05/2026 – Extended producer responsibility in Germany
Extended producer responsibility in Germany
Fasaloop enables closed-loop material cycles in carpet and artificial turf systems. © Ilona / stock.adobe.com - generiert mit KI
28/04/2026 – Innovation
Innovation
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
23/02/2026 – Research and Development Project
Research and Development Project
ITA Institute Director Professor Dr Thomas Gries and Sabina Dann with the MSE certificate. © Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen
11/02/2026 – RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen
15/01/2026 – Interview with Michael Waupotitsch, Vice President Textile Recycling at Andritz AG
Interview with Michael Waupotitsch, Vice President Textile Recycling at 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
23/12/2025 – Advances in Measuring Recycled Cotton Fibres
Advances in Measuring Recycled Cotton Fibres
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
10/12/2025 – RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen
Chemical recycling of synthetic fibres (PET) into new basic chemicals – a key technology component of the Autoloop project. © Fraunhofer Umsicht
03/12/2025 – Autoloop
Autoloop
The RETRAKT research project addresses the urgent need for transformation in the textile industry. © Meisenbach Verlag - Generiert mit KI
26/11/2025 – Research Project
Research Project
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




