TexMat –

A multi‑year project to address the problems of textile waste

The purpose of this EU Horizon project is to reduce Europe’s textile waste problem and its associated environmental impacts. In the TexMat project, the partners jointly develop new business models, technologies, and operational practices that increase the reuse of textiles and engage consumers in the separate collection of textile waste.

The project develops and tests a new decentralized textile collection concept, in which automated collection units (so‑called TexMat smart containers) sort consumer‑delivered textiles into reusable textiles for second‑hand sellers, recyclable textiles for recycling operators, and textile waste for waste management.

In addition, the TexMat innovation supports the implementation of key elements of the EU Textile Strategy and the Circular Economy Regulation, including mandatory textile waste collection, the introduction of the Digital Product Passport (DPP), and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Consumers are offered financial incentives through return‑reward systems.

Main project implementer:

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

The project includes a total of 14 partners:
Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus Oy, University of Vaasa, Emmy Clothing Company Oy, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB (Sweden), Tallinn University of Applied Sciences (Estonia), Protex Balti AS (Estonia), Green Liberty (Latvia), Fundacion Pueblo para Pueblo (Spain), Iris Technology Solutions (Spain), Rovimatica (Spain), University of A Coruña (Spain), Stam SRL (Italy), and YAGHMA B.V. (Netherlands)

Duration:

1 October 2025 – 31 March 2029

Funding:

EU Horizon Innovation Actions

Further information:

Project Manager Leena Nukari
leena.nukari@kierratyskeskus.fi
+358456366317

Project Specialist Minttu Paananen
minttu.paananen@kierratyskeskus.fi
+358400349435