627
Local authorities having
registered with Refashion
Accompany local authorities
Accompanying local authorities in their projects to raise awareness
among citizens
and set up
textile and footwear
waste collection services
In 2025, Refashion stepped up its action at local level by rolling out new initiatives alongside local authorities and citizens.
To raise public awareness and improve collection performance, Refashion trialled a new initiative across 5 territories: recurring event-based collections. One-off collections organised several times a year in high-footfall areas, they complement the existing system by ensuring continuity in sorting habits, particularly in underperforming areas. Simple and local, this format is appreciated by both citizens and local authorities, and provides a valuable opportunity for discussion to raise awareness of the right sorting reflex for Clothing, Household linen and Footwear.
In line with its commitments, Refashion closed the Reboost Call for Projects at the end of 2025, after 18 months of support. The 16 supported local authorities rolled out innovative projects — mobile collections, Textile Races, dual-flow containers — with convincing results: 35 tonnes collected during the Textile Races, 50 containers deployed in Paris, and an innovative container made from recycled textiles.
Beyond collection, Refashion launched a support scheme for responsible fashion festivals, to make the 4Rs — Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Recycle — a civic reflex. The result in 2025: 9 festivals supported, over 12,000 visitors reached, nearly 200 activities carried out and 12 tonnes of textiles collected.
Finally, to reach out to local stakeholders across the country, Refashion organised morning events and took part in speed meetings combining industry updates, experience sharing between local authorities and discussions on recycling — valuable opportunities to strengthen collective momentum and help the industry move forward.
60 116 349
Population covered by the local authorities registered with Refashion
546
Approved local authorities
2,6
Amounts of founding paid in euros to local authorities to support communication and experiments actions
