Pointer's NPO1 broadcast on 17 May on the road to circular textile clarifies where the major gaps are. Several interviewees provide an open and transparent view. It also shows a distorted picture in parts. Indeed, textiles are the most polluting industry. Converting the enormous mountain of waste from textile to circular solutions has been a process with sky-high ambitions for many years. This market is therefore far from mature and that is precisely why many parties in the Amsterdam region are also working on this complex challenge. Because they believe that things must and can be done differently. But no one can do this alone. Not even the government.

“The problems of our time, such as climate change, cannot be tackled by the government alone. More than ever before, we have to make use of networks of citizens and companies, ”says Board member Jacqueline Cramer in an opinion article in Het Parool.

From education to government and healthcare institutions and from innovative start-ups to well-known clothing brands: in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area more than 50 organizations are working together on the Green Deal Circular Textiles. And that already yields a lot of beauty, as shown during the second Community Meetup Circular Textile.