About us

Producer organization
Stichting UPV Textiel was established in 2022 on the initiative of Modint and INretail. The foundation is formally a producer organization and works for the entire sector. In other sectors, this appears to be the best way to keep the EPR efficiently viable and affordable. Together with partners in the chain, we further develop the existing infrastructure into an efficient collection and processing system to achieve the reuse and recycling targets. We encourage collaborations and innovations needed to enable the transition to circularity. We also seek cooperation to share knowledge, alignment and harmonize systems in other EU countries. Internationally active companies have an interest in doing so. Both members and non-members can participate in this producer organization.

Expert groups
We are working on a cost-efficient and effective system for collecting and processing textiles. In expert groups, participants and chain partners actively think about the principles of the textile management structure. In this way, the market helps determine what works for the sector. The expert groups advises the board on topics, such as the textile administration system, communication, monitoring, innovation and eco-modulation.
View overview expert groups.

Chainpartners
The foundation talks with several chain partners including Vereniging Herwinning Textiel (VHT), Branchevereniging Kringloop Nederland (BKN), Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG) and NVRD (Dutch municipalities and public companies). The aim is to reach agreements on opportunities to improve collection, sorting and recycling structures. These will be laid down in a chain agreement, which will form the basis for agreements with service providers to implement and monitor the collection, recycling and reuse of clothing and textiles. In this way, companies do not individually have to make complex agreements with all the different parties. We also cooperate with companies developing new initiatives for collection and processing. Constructive collaborations and collective investment in knowledge sharing and innovations are necessary for achieving the targets and enabling the transition to a circular textile chain.