Textile Recycling Focus Day

Textile Recycling Focus Day, supported by EURATEX, unites leading brands, recyclers, policymakers, and innovators to explore how design, regulation, and technology can drive Europe’s transition to a circular textile economy.

The summit will cover every link in the textile recycling value chain — from sorting and recycling to design and business models.

Europe’s textile sector is at a critical turning point. From 2025, all EU countries must collect textiles separately — a major milestone for circularity. Yet EPR schemes, limited infrastructure, and complex materials still hinder progress. The Focus Day will tackle these challenges, turning policy ambition into practical, scalable solutions.

Through collaboration and case studies, the Focus Day aims to accelerate Europe’s transition to a truly circular textile economy — one that learns from past challenges and builds a sustainable future for business and the planet.

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KEY TOPICS

Textile Circularity: Turning Europe’s Next Big Challenge into Opportunity

With EU textile collection mandates starting in 2025, this keynote explores how regulation can drive innovation, investment, and new circular value chains.

EPR for Textiles: The Coming Storm

The textile industry is on the cusp of a major transition, with EPR schemes being rolled out across Europe.

Textile Recycling Technologies: Can We Recycle Mixed Fibres and Blends?

Textiles are far more complex than plastics, with blended fibres, coatings, and dyes complicating recycling.

Fashion, Online Retail & the Circularity Dilemma

The flood of low-cost, low-quality imports undermines circularity by creating poor-quality waste streams.

Textile Circularity at Scale – Avoiding the Mistakes of Plastics

While EPR can create the framework for textile recycling, the real challenge lies in building a viable market.

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Thanks to all Participants at Textile Recycling Focus Day 2026

We thanks to all Speakers and Attendees for being with us this year and hope to see you all next one. Special thanks to all Sponsors.

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TRUSTED BY TEXTILE RECYCLING LEADERS

Inge Bujakiewicz ‑ Baars

Head of Sustainability, Security & Quality

Reconommy

Textile circularity represented by all key players in one place. Motivated like-minded professionals, looking for collaboration.

Jonas Stracke

Head of Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency

Federation of the German Textile and Garment Industry

Sirma Zheleva

Head of Sustainability Unit

TexCycle

The Textile Recycling Summit brought together key voices on circularity in textiles. The sessions were practical and diverse, offering useful insights and opportunities to connect.

Thomas Grosse

Senior Expert for Research

Volkswagen Group

Textile Recycling Summit was an excellent networking opportunity, bringing together partners from across the entire value chain.

SPEAKERS 2026

Mauro Scalia

Director Sustainable Businesses

Euratex

Thomas Grosse

Senior Expert for Research

Volkswagen Group

Antonio De Sousa Maia

Legal & Policy Officer

European Commission

Patrik Frisk

CEO

Reju

Stephanie Bailly

Textile and Footwear EPR Project Manager

Decathlon

Azra Cevapovic

Innovation Manager

Fashion for Good

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GO CIRCULAR SUMMIT 2027

17-18 March 2027

The Textile Recycling focus day is co-located with the 8th Go Circular Summit, a B2B annual event designed for industry leaders navigating the shifting landscape of plastic recycling.

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Speed Networking

Jumpstart your networking with our lively speed networking session in the first conference day. It’s the perfect way to quickly meet a wide range of attendees.

Business Card Exchange

Download our event mobile app to access the full attendee list and effortlessly exchange e-business cards.

Instant Access to Your Leads

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Networking Areas

We’ve extended coffee breaks and created dedicated networking areas, giving you ample time and space to forge valuable business partnerships with fellow attendees.