BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The inaugural Textiles Recycling Awards celebrated the organisations and individuals leading innovation and advancing circularity across the global textile industry, with the winners announced during Textiles Recycling Expo 2026, held at Brussels Expo on 24–25 June. 

Hosted by Mariska Boer, President of Recycling Europe Textiles, the awards formed a highlight of the Expo's second edition, recognising excellence across six categories and celebrating pioneering technologies, innovative products, collaborative projects, and the individuals driving meaningful progress throughout the textile recycling value chain. 

Retailer of the Year 

Recognising retailers leading the way in circular fashion and responsible business practices. 

Winner: Beyond Retro Ltd | Bank & Vogue – Beyond Retro 

Product of the Year 

Celebrating products designed with innovation, sustainability and circularity at their core. 

Winner: Elis – Workwear to Workwear 

Textile Collection & Sorting Award, sponsored by EVK 

Recognising organisations delivering outstanding collection and sorting initiatives that maximise textile reuse and recycling. 

Winner: Green Worms Waste Management Private Limited – Green Worms Waste Management Private Limited 

Textile Recycling Project of the Year, sponsored by redonate 

Celebrating projects successfully scaling textile recycling through commercial innovation and collaboration. 

Winner: Circ – Scaling Textile-to-Textile Recycling with the World's First Commercial Polycotton Solution 

Innovation in Recycling Technology Award 

Recognising breakthrough machinery, technologies and processes advancing textile recycling efficiency and capability. 

Winner: Renasens – Turning Blended Textile Waste into High-Quality Recycled Fibers 

Rising Star Award 

Celebrating the next generation of innovators making an exceptional contribution to textile circularity. 

Winner: Jacob Nathan, Epoch Biodesign 

The awards formed one of the standout features of Textiles Recycling Expo 2026, which welcomed 5,607 attendees to Brussels for two days of conference sessions, networking and collaboration. Alongside more than 160 exhibitors and over 70 expert speakers, the awards provided an opportunity to recognise the companies paving the way for the future of textile circularity. 

For more information about Textiles Recycling Expo, visit www.textilesrecyclingexpo.com