272 479
Tonnes of CHF Waste Collected
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Speeding up collection on a nationwide level
Collection is the first essential step in giving used textiles and footwear a second life.
To go further, 2025 was a year rich in lessons learned. To provide a precise overview of a sector undergoing major transformation, Refashion published a State of the Art of Second-Hand in France, conducted among both industry stakeholders and consumers. The results confirm the gradual and sustainable growth of the second-hand market, which is establishing itself as a major economic and environmental priority for the future of fashion.
In parallel, four speed meetings organised across the territories provided opportunities to meet stakeholders, discuss their day-to-day challenges and identify the concrete responses that the Producer Responsibility Organisation can provide.
By gradually structuring an ambitious second-hand ecosystem, Refashion supports the emergence of sustainable solutions capable of combining environmental, economic and social impact.
Despite this difficult context, Refashion stayed the course by continuing to roll out new collection points. Nearly 1,600 new collection points were installed in users’ everyday environments — companies, shops, schools and town halls — to ensure that the sorting reflex remains accessible to everyone.
3,96
Average number of kilos collected per inhabitant
47 227
Self Deposit Banks (SDB) in France
17 015
Municipalities equipped with at least 1 SDB
1 458
Average number of inhabitants per SDB
