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Already increasing clothing stocks, sky-high costs and a skewed balance between supply and demand: the textile sector is under enormous pressure. It is high time for a concrete solution that finally makes circular textiles attractive, scalable and financially viable. It is time for the Textile District: the breakthrough for circular textiles.
The problems in the textile sector are almost well known, so are the solutions. Yet circular textiles have remained a niche for years: only one per cent of the total textile sector is circular. Circular companies struggle mainly because the market is so small; this makes linear production more attractive. This is not surprising. Factories and processes have been optimised for linear mass production for years, and switching to circular requires a major shift.
In the Textile District, Future Up is working intensively with partners to get circular textiles off the ground once and for all. How? By bringing brands, retailers and circular solutions together. So that we can soon leave images like the one below behind us.
This is what partners say about Textile District and the textile industry
In an interview series, we speak to a different link in the textile supply chain each time. Among others, we speak to textile producer Oxious, supply chain specialist Bleckmann, and i-did, specialised in processing worn (work) clothes and textile surpluses. All are participating in the Textile District programme.
Supply-demand together in one place
We all know: the larger the volume, the lower the cost per unit. At present, this still works to the disadvantage of circular models, because on both the supply and demand sides, volumes are too small to realise cost advantages and achieve economies of scale. The Textile District brings circular supply and demand (and the demand for that supply) together in one place. This ensures that volumes grow and scaling up is indeed possible.
The Textile District thus acts as a link between producers and circular entrepreneurs, bridging the phase from pilots to system change. Retailers, brands and producers use existing systems and processes that the Textile District brings together. This saves them time, effort, costs and provides impact data they can use in the mandatory sustainability reporting;
"I have seen many talking shops, but the pragmatic approach and knowledge of this network, I really trust."
Paula Gerritsen, Spinning Jenny
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