Recover joins the T2T Alliance, the industry lobby for textile recycling specialists

Spanish cotton and cotton-blend recycling specialist Recover Textile Systems has introduced that it’s becoming a member of the T2T Alliance, a consultant physique established earlier this 12 months by 4 textile recycling specialists.

Launched in 2020 in Banyeres de Mariola, close to Alicante, Recover operates devoted textile recycling websites in Spain, in addition to in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and El Salvador. The firm is becoming a member of the European recyclers’ lobby as a result of it believes the voice of companies in the sector has thus far been under-represented in political discussions.

“We have joined the T2T Alliance because it is essential that policymakers hear the voice of textile-to-textile recyclers (or T2T, editor’s note) when drafting regulations that will foster circularity and competitiveness in our sector,” explains Ana Rodes, Recover’s Director of Sustainability. “By supporting and contributing to the Alliance, we can help ensure our sector gains the visibility it needs among policymakers and key stakeholders.”

The T2T Alliance was based by Swedish firm Circulose (previously Renewcell) and fellow Swedish firm Syre, along with Virginia-based specialist Circ and Re&Up, a subsidiary of Turkish group Sanko.

The organisation goals to champion recyclers’ views in European laws, take away limitations to the sector’s development, and help the introduction of necessities for the use of recycled supplies. The Alliance additionally intends to advertise a closed-loop strategy to textile recycling, encompassing post-industrial, pre-consumer, and post-consumer waste.

According to Textile Exchange figures for the 2024 monetary 12 months, of the 132 million tonnes of fibre produced throughout the 12 months, solely 7.6% was recycled, with lower than 1% coming from recycled textiles, the the rest primarily from recycled bottles transformed into artificial fibres.