Tag: Circularity

A Leap Towards Textile Circularity

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Unveiling the Sorting for Circularity USA Report

Today marks a transformative moment for the US textile industry as Fashion for Good (FFG) proudly launches the groundbreaking “Sorting for Circularity USA” report. Fashion for Good is a global innovation platform advancing textile circularity across the globe and RRS was proud to work with them on this innovative initiative that is a testament to our shared commitment to creating a more sustainable and circular future. This report is representative of the collaborative efforts happening within the textile circularity industry and has the power to inform policy and unlock investment.

The Real Challenge and the Innovative Response

The report explores the interworking consumer disposal behavior and textile waste composition across the United States, unveiling a substantial $ 1.5 billion opportunity for fiber-to-fiber recycling. It also highlights the potential to divert textiles from landfills …

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The Incubation Network and RRS Asia Circularity Concepts Online Learning Series

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Free Series Helps Organizations Understand Aspects of a Circular Economy for Plastics

Ann Arbor, Mich., August 1, 2022 – The Incubation Network , a partnership between The Circulate Initiative and SecondMuse, alongside Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) Asia have developed a no-cost, online video learning series entitled, Circularity Concepts: Exploring Key Drivers of the Plastic Circular Economy. The educational series is designed to bolster awareness and knowledge of new and emerging issues, key policies, and other strategic efforts for implementing sustainable recycling solutions to help organizations meet 2025 circular economy goals with a focus on Southeast Asia and India.

The five-part video series, with downloadable presentations, covers a series of topics to grow understanding of material issues and actions companies might consider to reduce their consumption of plastic or utilize alternative materials and business models moving forward. For example, one …

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ACT Spearheaded to Address Circularity in Fashion

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New York, NY, June 8, 2022 – A new group focused on advancing circular textile policy in the U.S. was announced today. The American Circular Textiles (ACT) policy group, was spearheaded by CSG (Circular Services Group), RRS (Resource Recycling Systems), and 11 founding organizations. ACT aims to align fashion’s circularity community on the development of supportive policy to address the challenges to scaling domestic textile recovery and end-of-life solutions, our nation’s fastest-growing waste stream. Their initial focus is on textile reuse.

After gathering a large group of stakeholders to endorse New York’s Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (A8352/S7428), with recommendations that circularity policy is included in the bill, Rachel Kibbe, CEO of CSG, and Marisa Ader, Senior Consultant from RRS, realized the urgent need for a formal working body to represent the interests of circular fashion and its stakeholders. …

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