Telaketju - Business from Circularity of Textiles

This report is a final report of Telaketju 2 public research within a Business Finland funded project, which is the main part of the second phase of Telaketju activities. This project was composed of confidential company projects and public research. It aimed at building business from the circular economy of textiles in Finland. The scope of the project included novel circular economy business models aiming for better material efficiency and increased material and product life, and business related to textile recycling.
Research work included multiple themes within circular economy of textiles. The project group has published actively throughout the project mainly in Finnish, but also in English. In this report, we review the work and summarise results obtained within the project structures under the following themes: business models, consumers, sustainable materials, product design, recycling, and product information. It contains links to earlier and possible more detailed publications of each topic.
This report also reviews the outcome and success of the project, as we compare targets with the obtained results, and feedback collected from participating companies and other organizations. Furthermore, the Telaketju road-map has been included as part of the report focusing on the future. Dissemination activities, including links to different kinds of publications are also listed as an annex.