The organisers of the Textiles Recycling Expo are delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural Textiles Recycling Awards, celebrating innovation, leadership and measurable impact across the global textile recycling value chain.
The awards recognise the individuals, companies and collaborative initiatives driving progress towards a more circular textiles industry. Winners across the six award categories will be revealed during the Textiles Recycling Awards Ceremony, taking place on 25 June at 2pm in the Conference Theatre at Brussels Expo during the Textiles Recycling Expo.
The ceremony will be hosted by Mariska Boer, President of Recycling Europe Textiles, and will bring together industry leaders, innovators, recyclers, brands and policymakers from across the textile recycling sector.
Retailer of the Year
Finalists:
- MANGO – Closing the Textile Loop: Scaling Circularity at Mango
- Armedangels (Social Fashion Company) – ARMEDANGELS: Circular Fashion as a Business Model
- Beyond Retro Ltd | Bank & Vogue – Beyond Retro
Product of the Year
Finalists:
- Alsico – FITZROY
- Teixits Torné S.L. – Transforming Mixed-Colour Textile Waste into High-Value Circular Fabrics
- Beyond Retro Ltd | Bank & Vogue – Coach x Bank & Vogue – Soho Bag
- Elis – Workwear to workwear
- FibreTrace – FIBRETRACE®: Material Verification Technology for a Circular Textile Industry
Textile Collection & Sorting Award
Finalists:
- Saubermacher – From Old Fabric to Future Fiber: A Partnership Driven Circular Textile Take Back Initiative
- Green Worms Waste Management Private Limited – Green Worms Waste Management Private Limited
- Teciteca & Teci – Teciteca & Teci: the first circular and sustainable textile museum in Brazil
- Manuela Catania – Realm of Senses
- Texet Benelux NV – Untagged Movement
Textile Recycling Project of the Year
Finalists:
- Circ – Scaling Textile-to-Textile Recycling with the World’s First Commercial Polycotton Solution
- Recover – From Waste to Fiber: Recover’s Blueprint for Circular Textiles
- BlockTexx Pty Ltd – Scaling Textile-to-Textile Recycling for Blended Fibres at Commercial Scale
- Jiangsu Recycolor New Materials Co., Ltd – Why Recycolor & CTC Should Be Recognised as the Textile Recycling Project of the Year
- Pedrosa & Rodrigues – CIRCLO Industrial Ecosystem Engineering High Quality Circular KnitsR
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Innovation in Recycling Technology Award
Finalists:
- Jiangsu REO-ECO Tech Group Co., Ltd – BioCulus powered by REO-ECO Enzymatic Recycling
- PICVISA MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS SL – Industrial Innovation in Textile Sorting: The Integrated PICVISA & Girbau Solution
- MacroCycle Technologies – Circular textile at price parity through non-depolymerizing chemical recycling
- Yuantian Biotechnology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd – Enzymatic Recycling Technology Leads to the New Paradigm of Textile Circular Economy
- Renasens – Renasens – Turning Blended Textile Waste into High-Quality Recycled Fibers
Rising Star Award
Finalists:
- Epoch Biodesign – Jacob Nathan
- Matoha Instrumentation Ltd. – Dr Hans Hon Sang Chan & Dr Martin Holicky
- Beyond Retro Ltd | Bank & Vogue – Beyond Retro x Seasalt Collection
- Green Worms – End Textile Waste Alliance
- Fibre to Fibre – Tom Atkin: Fibre to Fibre, Finance_2_Fashion and ATKIN Clothing
The Textiles Recycling Awards Ceremony is free to attend for all registered visitors to the Textiles Recycling Expo.
Visitors can register now for their free ticket to attend the exhibition, conference and awards ceremony at the Textiles Recycling Expo, taking place on 24–25 June at Brussels Expo, Belgium.
