Developing outlets

and a French & European industrial recycling sector

In February 2025, Refashion organised the first edition of the Recycle Summit, bringing together preparers, recyclers and producers to accelerate the development of industrial outlets and create concrete partnerships. Around one hundred participants took part, including the winners of our 2024 schemes. The event was also an opportunity to present a first-of-its-kind state of the art of shoe sole recycling solutions in Europe and to publish a comprehensive study on disruptors and facilitators for the recycling of Clothing, Household linen and Footwear.

To facilitate exchanges between sorting operators and processors, Refashion also launched a new interface on its Recycle platform, centralising and simplifying the Preparation, Materials and Recycling Experimentation campaigns. Since 2022, this scheme has made it possible to launch 113 experiments, mobilise 40 stakeholders, test 41 specifications and prepare 187 tonnes of batches sent to recyclers.I

In the field of innovation, the results of the Recycled Material Incorporation Experimentation (IMR) campaign were unveiled in April 2025: 13 experiments launched, 33 finished products tested, 15 end customers including 13 Clothing, Household linen and Footwear producers, and more than 3,500 tonnes of non-reusable Clothing, Household linen and Footwear ultimately processed.