An Engaging Summer for RESYNTEX

Monday, 17 September 2018

Summer is traditionally a time for rest and reflection. This year for RESYNTEX, it was also a great opportunity to engage key stakeholders as our project reached a number of milestones and deliverables. In June, the consortium met in Thessaloniki, Greece, for its annual General Assembly to discuss the project’s impact, its lifecycle and its future scenarios. The lifecycle assessments which evaluate environmental and cost performance are being conducted by LCA experts from Quantis.

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Prospex Institute Will Present RESYNTEX at the Transitions 2: Material Revolution Conference in Huddersfield

Thursday, 29 March 2018

RESYNTEX partner Prospex Institute will attend Transitions 2: Material Revolution Conference in Huddersfield, UK, on 11 and 12 April. Valérie Boiten will talk about our project and the work Prospex Institute does within RESYNTEX. Prospex Institute works on the circular economy by mobilising citizens and stakeholders to tackle textile waste collection.

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Fourth RESYNTEX Newsletter Now Online

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Welcome to the fourth edition of the RESYNTEX newsletter. Our new circular economy concept for the textile and chemical industries is taking shape as we enter the project's final nine months.

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Citizen Labs to Take Place in Annecy on 27-28 February

Thursday, 22 February 2018

As part of RESYNTEX’s research, facilitators from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and Prospex Institute invite the public to join them in Annecy le Vieux, France, for an informal focus group with refreshments. Come and have a chat over dinner and share your views on fashion, clothing and recycling, as well as the disposal and recycling options that are currently available. 

Participants can attend one of the events on the afternoon or evening of Tuesday 27th, or the afternoon on Wednesday 28th February. Take part in some fun and worthwhile research on new ways of turning textile waste into a valuable resource and keeping it out of landfill.

To sign up to attend, please go to bit.ly/2DX7VKB or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

RESYNTEX Value Chain Workshop Kickoff Addresses Natural Textile Fibres

Monday, 05 February 2018

On 7 and 8 December 2017, Prospex Institute organised the first RESYNTEX Value Chain Workshop in Ljubljana, Slovenia, tackling the prospects for textile fibre reuse in a circular economy.

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New Study Develops Chemo-enzymatic Treatment to Recover PET Building Blocks

Thursday, 25 January 2018

The textile industry covers many different types of fibres, 54% of which is represented by synthetic materials. Research shows that the consumption of synthetic fibres increased by 77% during the period 2000-2012 and that polyesters are the most used materials in the textile industry. Among these, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most established. PET is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer which shows excellent tensile strength, chemical resistance and high thermal stability. However, the amount of PET waste is increasing dramatically and it is vital to create an efficient and green recycling process.

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Second Round of Citizen Labs Take Place in Maribor

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

On 4th and 5th December 2017, Prospex Institute organised a second round of Citizen Labs in Maribor, Slovenia, together with the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and the University of Maribor (UMARI). 

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Quantis Shares Experience from RESYNTEX Assessment

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Quantis, a RESYNTEX work package leader, has begun its evaluation of the environmental and cost performance of the project’s new recycling value chain. It will do so by means of life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC). The first findings were presented to stakeholders at the LCM 2017 conference in Luxembourg during September.

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RESYNTEX Featured in Two Major Reports Promoting Circular Economy

Wednesday, 06 December 2017

The RESYNTEX project has been mentioned in the Greenpeace report ‘Fashion at the Crossroads’ and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Fibres Initiative.

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Not All Textile Waste Is Created Equal: RESYNTEX Citizen Labs on Shopping, Disposal and Recycling in Manchester

Thursday, 19 October 2017

According to the World Resources Institute, roughly 20 pieces of clothing are manufactured per person each year. While today’s consumers tend to purchase 60% more clothing than in 2000, they keep it for about half as long. Understanding what consumers do with textile items and clothes they no longer want or need is a crucial element of the RESYNTEX project.

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