Elastane-containing textiles present one of the toughest challenges for circularity, but they’re also one of the most important to solve. Commonly used for stretch, comfort, and fit, elastane is notoriously difficult to recycle and often ends up downcycled or landfilled. As sustainability goals tighten and regulatory pressure increases, finding viable solutions for elastane waste is becoming critical for brands, manufacturers, and recyclers alike.
This learning webinar brings together material scientists, innovators, and industry practitioners to unpack the current landscape of strategies for managing elastane-containing textile waste. From fiber identification and sorting technologies to mechanical and chemical recycling advancements, we will explore what’s possible today and what’s on the horizon.
This event is open to Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub members only. Interested in joining? Get in touch to find out more, or subscribe directly below.
About the Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub
Together with STFI (DE), RISE (SE), Centexbel (BE), Centrocot (IT), and CETI (FR), the Textile ETP launched the Circular & Biobased Textiles Innovation Hub to help textile companies, research organisations, brands and retailers to learn, network and collaborate on the hot topics of circular and biobased textiles.
Combining online and in-person events, the Innovation Hub offers a wide scale of formats and targets a broad range of textile sustainability and circularity topics, so that textile professionals from different backgrounds can all find relatable and valuable content.
A full-year learning and networking programme for the price of a 2-day conference ticket.
The Innovation Hub is for European textile professionals with interest in sustainability, circularity and biobased textiles from:
Small, medium and large companies across the entire supply chain
Research/testing institutes and university departments
Professional associations and clusters
Consultancies and independent experts