Innovative Recycling Program Award 2026

Awarded for innovative solutions that offer industrial scale recycling infrastructure in a circular economy for textile products at end-of-life.

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What textile products does your recycling program target and why did you prioritise these waste materials?

Project Overview

Recycling Infrastructure

What volume of textiles is your recycling infrastructure currently processing?

What volume of textiles is your recycling infrastructure capable of processing?

Recycling Technology

Give an overview of your recycling technology and how it maximises resource retention?

What percentage of your recycled workwear materials achieves closed-loop recycling versus downcycling?

Environmental Improvement

What is the environmental impact of your textile recycling process and what strategies has your business implemented to mitigate this?

What measurable environmental impacts has your program achieved? (Provide metrics on waste reduction, carbon footprint decreases, etc.)

How is your recycling infrastructure managing waste byproduct of materials not able to be retained in a circular economy?

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Is your textile recycling program currently active or still being developed?

What plans do you have to scale your recycling program in the next 3-5 years?

How does your recycling infrastructure sort textiles by material types?

How is the textile waste feedstock collected from customers and who is responsible for managing the distribution?

What security measures are in place from point of collection to garment recycling to give confidence to uniform customers?

What partnerships or collaborations have been essential to the success of your textile recycling program?

downcycling? technical target

How accessible is your recycling program to your customers and how do you support those from different countries?

How does your recycling technology manage mixed materials and are there limits to your technology in processing multi-fibre blends?

How does your recycling technology manage garment disassembly for non-recyclable components to ensure commercial viability?

What specific innovations has your company developed to overcome technical barriers in workwear recycling?

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Project Overview

Recycling Infrastructure

Recycling Technology

Environmental Improvement

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