Objectives

The foreseen objectives encompass product, process and social innovation. The objectives will be in line with the European strategic recommendations for textile manufacturers and NGOs, such as:

Adapt concrete circularity and sustainability goals at strategic level
Adapt concrete circularity and sustainability goals at strategic level
Engage forward and backward in the value chain, to help support the adoption of recycled textiles
Engage forward and backward in the value chain, to help support the adoption of recycled textiles
Expand infrastructure for consumers and businesses to increase textile-waste collection and incentivize the sorting process
Expand infrastructure for consumers and businesses to increase textile-waste collection and incentivize the sorting process

Focus

More specifically, during the RegioGreenTex Project, NERO Hub will focus on:
  • Systemic circular design (of products and processes) for the reduction of textile waste, starting from pre-fabrication and during fabrication
  • Support activities for the encouragement of textile waste collection (post-fabrication, pre-consumer & post-consumer) in view of recycling
  • Recycling, reuse and upcycling; design of secondary products
By their replication potential, the innovative practices developed within the hub via interregional collaboration will contribute to a European textile ecosystem better fit for circular economy, addressing weaknesses regarding sustainable production and sustainable lifestyles, and improving textile waste collection and recycling in the Member States.