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👀💡 Did you know the secondhand clothing industry in Kenya 🇰🇪employs around 2 million people? Full Report: 👉👇 garsonshaw.com/2024/01/second… #secondhandclothing #usedclothes #kenya #GarsonShaw

Did you know 95% of clothes👚👖👗 can be upcycled🆙🔄 and recycled♻️? Learn more 👇👇 smartasn.org/resources/freq….

THE ACP RECYCLER DIRECTORY IS OUT ♻️ To further our mission to catalyze new supply chains & business models to turn spent textiles into mainstream raw materials, we released a directory of recyclers to connect them and the rest of the textile value chain. hometextilestoday.com/manufacturing/…

As the year comes to a close, we are reflecting on ways we can improve our programs and communication. Please help us learn by completing our annual Stakeholder Survey by December 7th, 2022. Find the survey here: lnkd.in/eEHhPJDK

Congratulation to our Steering Committee member @Eastman! @Renewcell has signed a Letter of Intent with Eastman for a collaboration to develop Naia Renew ES yarns sourced from Circulose, Renewcell's 100% recycled textile raw material Read more here: lnkd.in/eAByDNXN

Calling all chemical recyclers! ACP is launching our Chemical Recycling Coalition (CRC), a platform for chem recyclers to connect and educate on the benefits and status of chemical recycling. Kick off is at TE on Nov 15th from 12-1:30pm. Let us know if you’d like to participate!

ACP In person Educational Visits were a success! We had a fantastic time coming together and learning from each other, and visiting @helpsy and Sort&Export's facilities in NJ. Thank you to our hosts and everyone who joined us. Looking forward to more visits in the future!

Call-for-papers to all ITMA 2023 exhibitors at the Innovator Xchange. Participants will gain insights into future trends and strategic solutions. Find out more bit.ly/3QoI1ka. #ITMA #ITMAevents #textileinnovation #textiletrends #textiletechnology

Congrats to @EastmanChemCo for their #collaboration with @patagonia! Together they produced the tshirt below using Naia™ Renew ES fiber, which is made from 60% recycled waste material and 40% wood pulp sourced from responsibly managed forests. lnkd.in/eiFihdrH

The Accelerating Circularity team made an appearance at conferences around the world last week! We attended the #CircularTextileDays event in the Netherlands where we saw partner brands Wolkat TEXAID and Antex. Looking forward to seeing more partners at upcoming conferences.

It's Kick-off day! Day 1 at 61st @Dornbirn_GFC 2022: Accelerating Circularity moderated the "Circular Ecosystem: Communicate and Collaborate" session. Thank you to @sodra @WolfordFashion @OerlikonGroup @FashionforGood @uniinnsbruck for joining us!

Join us at the 61st @Dornbirn_GFC Conference on Wednesday, September 14 at 2:20pm in Hall B as our founder Karla Magruder speaks about "The Keys to Recycling: Sorting & Pre-processing"-- See you there!

@EILEENFISHERNY recently launched the @heyfashionorg platform to help breakdown the complicated question of "What can be done about textile waste?" and provide answers! just-style.com/news/eileen-fi…

Why we are building Reverse Resource's platform. 9 million tonnes of post-industrial waste yearly. In Bangladesh alone 100% recyclable cotton waste valued at $100 million per year. Initiatives like @GFAgenda and the many brands,factories,recyclers & waste handlers busy fixing it.

Our team member snapped this beautiful vacation pic of the Swedish shoreline! AC's work helps keep pristine waters like these available for all of us on vacation this summer. When we reduce the amount of new clothing made, we keep toxins out of waterways and reduce water usage.

Our Steering Committee members, @LenzingGroup and @VFCorp, have collaborated under @Timberland to launch the "Comfort from Nature" collection, made entirely from recycled cotton Tencel x Refibra Fibers. Read more about the collaboration below: sourcingjournal.com/topics/raw-mat…

us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Eileen-fi… @EILEENFISHERNY mentions in @FNW_WW that "As the leader of an apparel company, I feel an urgency to address the challenges the industry faces regarding textile waste, overconsumption and circular design." Learn more in the full article below.

environmentalleader.com/2022/06/materi… The Textile Exchange released its Material Change Insights Report. Half the participants in the MCI are using preferred materials, which says those that have beneficial sustainability impacts compared with conventional uses. Read more in the full article.

environmentalleader.com/2022/06/materi… "More textile brands are seeking to use sustainable and responsibly sourced materials and a transition to a circularity system could unlock economic and ESG benefits in the industry, according to a report." Read more about this report in the article below.