Project

RegioGreenTex: strengthening innovative textile circularity in Europe’s regions

In the framework of the European Green Deal, RegioGreenTex is a project promoting the collaboration in research and development for the textile industry to establish a systematic circular economy business model across the EU.

Objectives

  1. Map the needs and potentiality in the implementation of a circular economy among European regions and clusters and their different levels of economic development.
  2. Build a dynamic recycling textile ecosystem at European level by making demand and offer meet on a shared digital platform. WUR contributes to this ecosystem by creating a Textile recycling taxonomy (to create a common language) and Training materials on circular Textiles.
  3. Support SMEs pilot projects to accelerate the creation, development and use of new textile materials with increased recycled content by sharing technologies and methodologies. WUR contributes as coach for several SME pilot projects.
  4. Create five regional textile recycling hubs in line with the ReHubs initiative and consistent with the EU textile strategy and with the needs of SMEs. WUR is part of the East-Netherlands hub.
  5. RegioGreenTex ultimately aims at generating investment opportunities at regional level beyond the project.

Partners

RegioGreenTex promotes the collaboration in research and development between 43 partners from the four major sectors of society – industry, government, research institutes, and the public – for the textile industry. Partners come from 11 regions in 8 European countries:

  • Flanders (BE)
  • East Netherlands (NL)
  • Hauts-de-France & Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (FR)
  • Piedmont & Tuscany (IT)
  • Norte Portugal (PT)
  • North East Romania (RO)
  • Catalunya & Valencia (ES)
  • Västra Götaland (SE)

Let’s collaborate!

At WUR we conduct a lot of research into circular textiles: both at the feedstock and material level, as well as at the system level. For any insights in how to make your textile product or system more sustainable, please contact Paulien Harmsen.