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Supplement to cost price study: costs rise, revenues fall
23 December 2025 – On behalf of Stichting UPV Textiel, KPMG has supplemented the 2024 cost price study with an in-depth analysis and translation into effects for 2025 and 2026. The findings show that market conditions have deteriorated compared to the results of the previous cost price study. In… -
Cost price study: no major shortfalls in textile collection and processing
14 November 2025 – A cost price study conducted by KPMG, commissioned by Stichting UPV Textiel, shows that in 2024 there are little to no financial shortfalls in the collection, cleaning, and sorting of discarded textiles. The results confirm that the Textile Management Fee, which producers pay under the… -
National campaign for textile collection
3 November 2025 – The national public campaign ‘Niet dumpen, wel droppen‘ has officially launched. With this multi-year campaign we, as a foundation acting on behalf of more than 1,100 producers and importers, aim to encourage people in the Netherlands to adopt a more circular approach to textiles. Every… -
European Parliament adopts new textile rules
30 September 2025 – The European parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from textiles across the EU earlier this month. These agreements are part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive. Producers placing textiles on the European market will now… -
Successful roundtable event at Circular Textile Days 2025
15 September 2025 – On the 10th and 11th of September, we took part in the Circular Textile Days. During our matchmaking event and at our stand, we met many participants, service providers and innovation partners. The roundtable discussions provided ample space to delve deeper into the circular challenge… -
Innovation sessions for entrepreneurs
8 August 2025 In June and July, we hosted two successful online Innovation Meet & Greet sessions. With concrete examples of fibre-to-fibre recycling and post-consumer recycled (POCR) content in practice, we inspired entrepreneurs with hands-on solutions and connected them directly with innovators in the chain. Giving frontrunners a stage… -
Clothing collection with Dobbi–PostNL made even easier
22 May 2025 – This summer, Dobbi and Stichting UPV Textiel are launching a long-term partnership to make clothing collection for consumers easier and more accessible. Through supermarkets and busy Dobbi–PostNL service points, people can quickly and conveniently drop off their used clothing. By leveraging PostNL’s logistics network, the… -
VHT, NVRD, BKN and Stichting UPV Textiel sign partnership agreement for 2025
16 January 2025 – The umbrella organisations VHT, NVRD, BKN and Stichting UPV Textiel have agreed on a framework for 2025 that supports the transition towards a valuable, circular textile chain. Each party contributes its specific expertise within the textile chain: the foundation represents more than 900 importers and…