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End-of-life textiles: challenges and solutions for a circular future - watch the webinar again

Published on 6 June 2025

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The Service public de Wallonie and Centexbel organised the sixth Rencontre de l'économie circulaire on 3 June on the subject of end-of-life textile management. Did you miss this webinar? Watch the recording to find out more about the Walloon regulatory framework (including the future Extended Producer Responsibility), the crisis affecting social economy enterprises, repair and recycling.

    6th Circular Economy Meeting - Managing end-of-life textiles (video)

    Have you already seen the webinar or don't want to watch the whole thing? Discover the key points of this 6th Meeting via our sketchnote :

    6e Rencontre EC - sketchnote asset image

    Program:

    • Introduction – Philippe Colignon (Centexbel)

    • The Walloon framework: circularity drivers – Jean-Marc Aldric (SPW ARNE)

    • Context and strategy in Wallonia: prioritizing ultra-local reuse – Franck Kerckhof (RESSOURCES)

    • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): a real challenge for textile stakeholders – Virginie Santilman (SPW ARNE)

    • Les Réparables: a new concept for durable clothing repair in France – Blandine Barré (Les Réparables)

    • Textile recycling – Philippe Colignon (Centexbel)

    • Conclusion and acknowledgments – Philippe Colignon (Centexbel)

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