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Fashion to House: Polycotton to Panels for Household Products

The 'Fashion to House' project aims to create an innovative solution for recycling textile waste, in particular polycotton blends, by transforming them into high-value household products.

for TexRepair: scaling up of automated textile repair services

The project aims to revolutionize textile resource management by developing and optimizing a patented and scalable textile repair module, the Automated Repair Module (ARM). TexRepair: Scaling up automated textile repair services In this project, RecoMended takes an important step towards transforming the textile industry with its Automated Repair Module (ARM). By combining advanced technology with a vision...

SorTex

Sortex aims to develop efficient methods for the collection and sorting of textile waste. The goal is to create more resource-efficient and business-like flows throughout the textile value chain, focusing on preserving the value of the textile and developing the demand for collected material SorTex Wargön Innovation, together with Herning Municipality and several other actors, has been granted funding for a...

Textile sorting in cooperation with the Red Cross

In a collaboration between Wargön Innovation and the Red Cross, our textile evaluators sort and evaluate collected textile material from seven Red Cross stores. The collected textiles create a natural textile flow through our test and demo facility in Vargön. Textile sorting in collaboration with the Red Cross One of the purposes of our facility is to develop technology for...

Innovation environment for sustainable production and circular flows

Wargön Innovation, together with Science Park Borås, has been granted SEK 30 million from the European Regional Development Fund for a three-year initiative to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the transition to circular business models and increased resource efficiency Innovation environment for sustainable production and circular flows Wargön Innovation, together with Science Park Borås, has been granted SEK 30 million...

Increased reuse of shoes

The Shoe Project aims to revolutionize the shoe industry by developing effective models for reusing and recycling shoes. With over 30 million pairs of shoes sold annually in Sweden, there is a great need and potential for more sustainable solutions in the industry. The main objective of the project is to accelerate the transition of the footwear industry to circular business models and...

Rewin - Large-scale polyester recycling

The main objective of the project is to demonstrate the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of chemical fiber-to-fiber recycling of mixed polyester waste, on an industrial scale. Production demonstrator for large-scale polyester recycling The global production of new textile fibers amounted to 111 million tons in 2019 and is expected to increase to 150 million tons by 2030. Fossil-based polyester is the most widely used fiber and accounts for...

System demonstrator for a sustainable textile system

A colorful circle of clothes with logo recycling, zero waste, reuse concept. Generated AI This project tests new business models and collection systems for textiles. Sweden's first pre-sorting facility will be put into operation and steps to make reuse more efficient will be tested. The goal is to achieve increased lifetime of clothes and reduced resource use, leading to less...

CISUTAC

Minimize the environmental impact of the textile industry and remove bottlenecks through sustainable and large-scale European value chains.

Green Valleys 2.0

Promotes a cycle-based production of green protein and the use of the cellulose-based residual material in, among other things, textile production. Green Valleys 2.0 The purpose of Green Valleys is to promote a cycle-based production of green protein in the Västra Götaland region and to create new circular business opportunities for the agricultural industry. We are currently facing major challenges in terms of self-sufficiency and our...

AI for circular fashion

In a new technology project, researchers, second-hand, innovation and recycling actors are helping to develop the sorting, valuation and market for second-hand clothing using artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation. AI for circular fashion A new green Swedish industry is emerging with the potential to provide a bigger and better range of second-hand clothes as the...

Algae ink for textile dyeing

Dyeing accounts for a large part of the environmental impact of clothing production and requires large amounts of chemicals, water and energy. Now there is a locally produced solution. An ink made from algae that is both non-toxic and fully degradable. Algae ink for textile dyeing The start-up company Mounid, headed by Ida Näslund, is developing the algae ink as a sustainable alternative to conventional dye....

Nimble Patch

The Nimble Patch gives new life to broken children's jeans that can't be sold second-hand. With reinforcement material on the knees and leg ends with a hemming function, the jeans can be extended and grow with the child. Nimble Patch for more sustainable children's jeans Consumption of clothing has increased significantly in recent decades and new clothing production is one of our most environmentally...

Circular Textile Innovations

The innovation project Circular Textile Innovations will contribute to a circular, non-toxic and bio-based textile value chain in Sweden. The Circular Textile Innovations innovation project aims to contribute to a circular, non-toxic and bio-based textile value chain in Sweden. The sub-projects focus on techniques for recycling textiles and innovative fiber blends and yarn spinning techniques for bio-based raw material, thus contributing to the vision of a...

Next Period

Next Period aims to increase knowledge about structural injustices linked to menstruation, normalize efforts among policy makers and employers, and develop climate-neutral, cost-effective and safe menstrual protection for all 300 million people menstruate every day and the cultural, economic and structural injustices that surround menstruation today affect a huge number of them. Most...

Textile Movement

Textile Movement is the Västra Götaland region's initiative to establish West Sweden as an innovative model for a sustainable and circular transition in the textile industry in the EU. Textile movement Textile Movement is the Västra Götaland region's initiative to establish West Sweden as an innovative model for a sustainable and circular transition in the textile industry in the EU. The aim is to strengthen the companies'...

CircularMovement 

CircularMovement is aimed at small and medium-sized companies in the textile and fashion industry in Västra Götaland and Halland who can get help to start their transition process through access to new technology. CircularMovement - technology for increased circularity CircularMovement is aimed at small and medium-sized companies in the textile and fashion industry in Västra Götaland and Halland who can...

Reversible dyeing technology for textile printing

We are facing a paradigm shift. Moving from a linear to a circular economy means moving from talking about raw materials and waste to talking only about raw materials. Reversible dyeing technology for textile printing The textile industry has a significant environmental impact and is continuously looking for new ways to reduce its emissions and thus become more sustainable. One...

TexChain3

Capture the value of textile waste streams from industry and create the conditions for new circular business.

Framework for circular textiles

A framework is established where textiles for recycling are classified, enabling companies to work with recycled materials

Circular shoe industry

Every year, 40 million pairs of shoes are imported into Sweden. A majority of the environmental impact occurs in the production and it is also difficult to recycle shoes today. The aim is to confirm the hypothesis that a new circular and bio-based value chain, using textile waste as raw material, can provide the market with sustainable and recyclable shoes. Circular footwear industry Every year,...

Swedish wool innovation

Lambswool texture, background close up. Soft sheep wool with curls Swedish wool in locally produced clothing may soon be a possibility through Swedish Wool Innovation - a project aimed at digitizing and automating the domestic value chain Swedish Wool Innovation In the latter half of the 20th century, much of the wool processing industry that supplies the Swedish market was moved abroad. Instead...

TexChain

The ambition of TexChain is to analyze and evaluate the conditions and opportunities for a circular system* in the textile industry. This is particularly important as the textile industry is currently classified as one of the most polluted in the world. TexChain - for circular value chains in the textile industry The ambition of TexChain is to analyze and evaluate the conditions and opportunities for a circular system*...

NordicBio - sustainable materials for healthcare

blue medical nonwoven fabric cloth ditail texture Healthcare is a major consumer of fossil-based disposable materials. One purpose of NordicBio is to investigate methods and processes for recycling textile fiber into bio-based disposable products in the form of nonwoven materials and business models linked to this. NordicBio - Circular Nordic Bio Nonwoven in MedTech Application Healthcare is a major consumer of...