Circular Soundbites

In this episode of Thread Talks, part of the Circular Soundbites podcast from Reconomy, host Aimee Campanella, Development Director for Textiles EPR, travels to Glasgow to meet Owen Ritchie, Managing Director of Clyde Recycling, as the family business marks its 40th anniversary. Owen traces a remarkable history, from his great-grandmother collecting clothing door to door across Glasgow's East...

This episode of the Circular Soundbites "EPR Now" series covers California's new EPR source reduction rules. Environmental Compliance Coordinator Kristen Kelly explains key requirements, compliance pathways, and what producers need to do next to meet ambitious packaging reduction targets.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel Explore our Media Library  Learn about our Textile EPR servic...

Collaboration is one of the biggest challenges, and opportunities, in the transition to a circular textile economy. In this episode of Circular Soundbites: Thread Talks , Anaïs De Bergeyck, Policy Officer for Sustainable Businesses at Euratex, shares a Europe-wide perspective on how organisations can move beyond ambition and start delivering circular outcomes at scale. Across the textile value cha...

This episode of Circular Soundbites is part of our series “EPR Now.” In it, CEO of Reconomy’s comply division, Patrick Wiedemann, offers context surrounding the current situation producers face as they race to comply with packaging reporting deadlines.   Subscribe to our YouTube channel Explore our Media Library  Learn about our Textile EPR services

In this episode, we chat to Ava Kenny-Colwell, the Compliance Manager at UKFT.  UKFT takes centre stage in this episode as we chat about the latest global textile policy landscape. Even without mandatory UK EPR yet, brands face EU pressures like ESPR and national schemes. We will also share insights from France, California, and Australia. You'll share UKFT's view on what's shifting,...

The first episode in Circular Soundbites’ Thread Talks series features Alan Wheeler, one of the UK’s leading voices in textile recycling and circular policy. In this episode, Alan shares: The current state of textile recycling in the UK The impact of upcoming textile Extended Producer Responsibility schemes The role of policy in shaping reuse and recycling markets Global trade dynamics affecting u...