The Closed Loop Fashion team recently visited Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH in Germany to conduct thermo-mechanical recycling trials with post-industrial polyester textile waste from Morocco. The trials assessed the feasibility of converting well-segregated cutting waste into recycled polyester pellets, generating practical insights into feedstock quality requirements and the conditions needed to advance polyester recycling in the textile sector.
The InTex Indonesia Programme has officially launched, marking a key step in accelerating circularity in Indonesia’s textile sector. CLF was honored to join the launch event in Jakarta. Led by the Government of Indonesia through Bappenas in collaboration with UNEP and funded by the Government of Denmark, the initiative is implemented together with the Resilience Development Initiative (RDI), in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and James Cook University, to support industry and policymakers in turning circular economy ambitions into practical action.
On November 4, 2025, Closed Loop Fashion organized a one-day Textile Waste Management Training in Semarang, hosted by PT Ungaran Sari Garments of the Busana Apparel Group. The event brought together 30 representatives from factories participating in the Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) Indonesia to explore Closed Loop Fashion’s Textile Waste Management Standard (TWMS by CLF) and deepen their understanding of standardized waste management practices.
How can humanitarian shelters be both life-saving and sustainable? At AidEx 2025, Closed Loop Fashion and partners Alpinter and H. Nizam Din & Sons took on this question through a Case Study presentation on circular shelter design. The team revealed Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) results and introduced new design scenarios that demonstrate how tents can be reimagined to last longer, use fewer virgin resources & can be recovered at the end-of-life.
The Textile Exchange Conference 2025 in Lisbon gathered global industry leaders to explore how Shifting Landscapes are shaping the future of sustainable and circular textiles, with the focus on Tier 4 and the role of raw material production in driving transformation. CLF is honored to attend and connect & re-connect with industry peers & partners
The Morocco Textile Circularity Forum (MoroccoTex), held on 7 October 2025 in Tangier, gathered key industry and policy stakeholders to advance circular solutions for Morocco’s textile sector. Organised by the IFC World Bank in partnership with German Cooperation, Invest for Jobs Africa, GIZ, and KfW, the forum featured pilot updates and expert insights from leading initiatives, including Closed Loop Fashion’s ongoing project to establish a circular recycling system for polyester waste in collaboration with local and international partners.
Our Waste & Circularity Specialist joined the Indonesia International Modest Fashion Festival (In2MotionFest) on October 8, 2025 in Jakarta to present in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on the “National Movement in Ethical Fashion.” The session explored how MSMEs, designers and communities can advance sustainable and culturally rooted modest fashion in Indonesia, highlighting circular economy practices, policy support and collaboration across industry and government.
In September 2025, Closed Loop Fashion spoke at the Cambodia Circular Economy Forum (CCEF) in Phnom Penh. As a panelist in the FABRIC Session, we shared lessons from Closed Loop Fashion’s work on textile waste management in Cambodia and the SEA region, highlighting practical models to establish and scale up recycling readiness and circular supply chains.
As part of the Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) Indonesia program, a dynamic three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) event hosted by our partners Circle Economy (CE) and STTT Politeknik University was recently held in Bandung, where Closed Loop Fashion supported through a key input session. The event brought together key stakeholders from across the textile value chain to strengthen circular economy practices within Indonesia’s garment and textile industry.
Closed Loop Fashion in partnership with ESITH Casablanca hosted a one-day training to support the development of a polyester textile-to-textile recycling ecosystem in Morocco. Held under the Invest for Jobs initiative by German BMZ and implemented by GIZ Morocco with the Moroccan Ministry of Industry and Trade, the session focused on circular economy principles, PITW textile waste management, recycling technologies and EU regulations. The training brought together key partners to lay the groundwork for a scalable, circular textile supply chain.
Closed Loop Fashion took part in two key roundtables at the Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2025, which was held under the overarching theme "Barriers and Bridges." At the first closed roundtable focused on Vietnam and Cambodia, we highlighted the role of post-industrial waste aggregators and the need to meaningfully integrate the informal sector into future supply chain planning. During the GCFF Steering Committee meeting, we helped shape strategic priorities to advance circularity in global production regions. These discussions reinforced our belief that inclusive, cross-sector collaboration is essential to building resilient, circular systems.
Our participation in the first-ever Textiles Recycling Expo in Brussels marked an energising moment for the circularity community, offering a glimpse into the growing momentum behind textile-to-textile recycling solutions. We were proud to see our "Polyester Recycling in the Moroccan Textile Industry" project featured on a panel discussion, highlighting the power of collaboration between public and private partners to drive localised circular solutions. The event reinforced the urgent need for aligned action across the value chain and we return with renewed motivation to keep advancing circularity in the textile sector.
