The T R I Group is Europe’s largest collector and sorter of used clothing, shoes and textiles. We employ 1200 people across 5 UK sites. We export your used clothing all over the world – achieving a 70% reuse rate. The TRI business collects, sorts and redistributes over 400 million garments annually, avoiding waste and ensuring these goods continue in a Circular Economy. The UK’s largest non-rewearable post consumer textiles feedstock supplier for Fibre2Fibre recycling.
Textil4All
Finnova’s mission is to assist in the creation of innovative initiatives (Innova) through appropriate financing and support (Fin). Finnova facilitates communication and information between different public and private entities with the aim of supporting and promoting EU funding streams in the thematic areas of environment, water, health, public works, energy, tourism, ICT and entrepreneurship.
Sensoneo Inc.
With its team of 160+ professionals, Sensoneo provides complex software and hardware solutions worldwide, with an active presence in Europe, USA, and the MENA region. Sensoneo’s smart waste management solutions have garnered attention from countries, cities, and businesses worldwide, with installations in over 90 countries across five continents. As the only company worldwide, Sensoneo has successfully implemented and operates IT systems for Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) in 8 countries, achieving recycling performance exceeding 90%. The deployment of smart sensors by Sensoneo is poised to contribute to the largest smart waste installation worldwide, encompassing an impressive 11,100 sensors in Madrid. Additionally, Sensoneo has designed tools to automate factory waste collection, enabling its customers to improve waste diversion rates and data reporting at their locations.
Rütex GmbH/ GAIA
LoopUp is a dedicated initiative by RÜTEX 360 focused on developing closed-loop circular solutions for the textile industry. Built on the principles of sustainability, traceability, and long product life cycles, LoopUp converts discarded European post-consumer textiles into new, high-quality materials and products. Through advanced recycling and responsible manufacturing, the initiative enables true circularity where waste becomes a valuable resource. We have a reverse logistic partner GAIA Circular. GAIA circular focuses on the recovery of raw materials. We do this by practically helping to complete circular systems, for example by offering return logistics, dismantling products and giving substance to the further recycling of the listed and dismantled materials.
Roseco
At Roseco Recycling™, we are dedicated to developing and implementing a sustainable circular economy for textiles. By using advanced recycling technologies and a dedicated team, we turn textile waste into a valuable resource and help protect the environment. We are committed to reintroducing reusable textiles back into the mainstream economy, marketing pre-loved clothing and recycling non-reusable clothing and industrial textile waste. We are a GRS-certified company specializing in selling recycled textile fibers—natural, synthetic, or blended (shoddy)—sourced from post-industrial or post-consumer textile waste, depending on your specific requirements. These fibers can be used as raw materials in your production processes. We also offer recycling services with the option of returning the recycled fibers to you. All of our products are GRS-certified. From our experience, using recycled raw materials brings numerous benefits, including lower production costs, a more sustainable manufacturing process, and a reduced environmental impact.
Roseco Srl
At Roseco Recycling™, we are dedicated to developing and implementing a sustainable circular economy for textiles. By using advanced recycling technologies and a dedicated team, we turn textile waste into a valuable resource and help protect the environment. We are committed to reintroducing reusable textiles back into the mainstream economy, marketing pre-loved clothing and recycling non-reusable clothing and industrial textile waste. We are a GRS-certified company specializing in selling recycled textile fibers—natural, synthetic, or blended (shoddy)—sourced from post-industrial or post-consumer textile waste, depending on your specific requirements. These fibers can be used as raw materials in your production processes. We also offer recycling services with the option of returning the recycled fibers to you. All of our products are GRS-certified. From our experience, using recycled raw materials brings numerous benefits, including lower production costs, a more sustainable manufacturing process, and a reduced environmental impact.
Resortecs
Resortecs – REcycling, SORting, TEChnologieS – is an ecodesign frontrunner, leading the circular transition in fashion with design for disassembly. We make textile recycling easy for brands, sorters, and recyclers with heat-dissolvable stitching threads and thermal disassembly systems. Automating textile disassembly to simplify and accelerate textile recycling. Through targeted innovations in the way textile products are assembled and disassembled, we help fashion players rise to today’s environmental challenges at the pace and scale Earth needs. All without compromising the creativity, design, and quality of clothing. Resortecs’ thermal disassembly solution is five times faster than traditional disassembly methods and makes it possible to recycle up to 90% of the original fabric material: Smart Stitch™, our range of 16 bio-based and synthetic heat-dissolvable stitching threads, with different melting points (150 °C, 170 °C and 190 °C), enables brands to make products designed for disassembly, repair, and recycling from the manufacturing stage. Smart Disassembly™, our thermal disassembly system, enables recyclers to unlock higher volumes of premium-quality material, processing millions of garments/year with low emissions and no material damage so that fabrics can be used over and over again. Welcome to sustainability’s next level: circularity.
Planet Aid
Planet Aid is a non-profit organization operating community-based clothes collection programs and secondhand clothing stores to divert textile, promote reuse and generate funds for community development in the US and abroad. Planet Aid operates in 17 states along the East Coast and has over the last 30 years diverted more then 2 billion pounds of textiles from landfills while supporting community led development with more then $100 million. As part of continuing the strong tradition and emphasis on textile reuse, Planet Aid has started a new branch of second had retail stores. The Loop by Planet Aid focuses on fashion in full circle, by offering quality second hand clothing and engaging the community in repair and up cycling activiteis.
PETSHKA
PETSHKA collect and transform complex PET textile waste into high-performance, tailor-made polyester polyols. Our materials engineers works hand-in-hand with industrial partners to unlock new value from waste and develop premium solutions for foams, coatings, adhesives, elastomers, and insulation systems — applied across a variety of industries such as automotive, textiles, construction, and more.
PANA Central Europe
We are present on the market since 2003. We design and manufacture containers for selective waste collection. We specialize in containers for textiles and used electrical and electronic equipment. The source of our knowledge is information from our clients. Their experiences are the most important inspiration for us. This is where the real need for functionality, durability and aesthetics is born. Thanks to this, we create products for professional use. | PANA Central Europe operates in the market of metal component manufacturers, focusing exclusively on the production of steel containers, which are in high demand in the recycling industry. The company has been on the market since 2003. For many years, it has successfully designed and produced containers for selective waste collection. The products are appreciated for their safety and quality. PANA Central Europe currently possesses significant internal potential as a business entity. This potential can be successfully leveraged when implementing innovative strategies and expanding the product offering with new innovative products. Below are the company’s key strengths described: strong production and engineering backing, experience in the specialized waste sector, innovation and development of a new product category, international presence and acquisition activities, operational flexibility and ability to implement tailored solutions. Due to its innovation, flexibility, and openness to new markets, PANA Central Europe is in a very advantageous position for the rapid development and scaling of its new product.