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KNOWLEDGE HUB
Reports & Insights
Explore ReHubs' research, strategy documents and knowledge publications on textile-to-textile recycling.
March 2026
BCG x ReHubs: Advancing Textile Circularity
Advancing Textile Circularity: Europe’s Textile Waste Challenge is a joint report by ReHubs and BCG that establishes a unified fact base on textile waste and recycling in Europe. The analysis assesses what it would take to scale textile-to-textile (T2T) recycling.
Europe currently generates around 15.2 million tonnes of textile waste each year, yet less than 1% is recycled back into new textiles. The report identifies a critical tipping point: reaching around c. 2.7 million tonnes of T2T recycling annually by 2035 would enable the first viable scale for a European circular textile system.
The report provides a decision-relevant baseline for policymakers, investors, and industry leaders, outlining the conditions needed to move beyond pilot projects toward a coordinated European textile-to-textile recycling ecosystem.
September 2025
ReHubs: Breaking the Supply-Demand Deadlock
Europe’s textile waste crisis is revealing major weaknesses in its shift toward circularity with mounting volumes, strained collectors and sorters, and hesitant investors.
At the centre of the crisis is a supply-demand deadlock: low demand for recycled fibres and limited cost-competitive supply. This stalemate is stalling investments, recycling capacity, and system-wide collaboration.
Our new strategy and tactical action plan outlines how ReHubs aims to break the supply–demand deadlock to industrialise textile-to-textile recycling by 2032.
July 2022
Scaling Textile Recycling in Europe—Turning Waste Into Value
This industry report by McKinsey & Company — developed with the support of ReHubs and its partner community — makes the economic and environmental case for scaling textile recycling across Europe.
The report maps the four key recycling technologies: mechanical, thermo-mechanical, chemical and thermo-chemical, and assesses the €6–7 billion investment required to scale the full value chain, and sets out clear recommendations for brands, investors, recyclers and policymakers.
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