Recovo now also collaborates with Dcycle to ensure the traceability of all fabrics. This partnership combines Recovo’s circular marketplace with Dcycle’s environmental measurement capabilities to provide fashion brands with complete transparency about the impact of the materials they use.
Technology as a driver of circular fashion
Technology allows us to make major changes. Digitalisation makes production processes more efficient and facilitates cooperation between companies, international organisations and society. Some of the benefits of technology include the creation of new business models that encourage a low-carbon economy.
Thanks to new technologies and with an eye on the circular future, Recovo was created as the B2B marketplace where fashion brands can buy and sell surplus premium fabrics, connecting buyers and sellers worldwide. The platform addresses one of the fashion industry’s most pressing problems: material waste at the production level, before garments even reach consumers.
The textile waste problem
Every year more than 92 million tonnes of textile waste is generated globally. Even in Europe, 75% of textiles waste goes to landfill. In a society where clothing consumption has accelerated exponentially, it is essential to extend the life of textiles.
The waste problem begins long before a garment reaches the end of its useful life. Fabric surplus from production runs, cancelled orders, and excess inventory represents a significant portion of textile waste. These materials are often perfectly usable, high-quality fabrics that end up destroyed or sent to landfill simply because they did not match a specific order.
This is the gap that Recovo fills. By creating a marketplace for surplus fabrics, the platform gives these materials a second life and prevents them from becoming waste. For fashion brands, it offers access to premium materials at competitive prices while reducing the environmental impact of their supply chain.
How Recovo and Dcycle work together
Recovo offers a solution that benefits both buyers and consumers, handling end-to-end management and matching products to the buyer that best suits them. The platform not only has a large and varied catalogue of high quality surplus textiles, but also quantifies the resources avoided in terms of litres of water saved and kilos of CO2 avoided.
In addition, Recovo now also collaborates with Dcycle to ensure the traceability of all fabrics. This collaboration brings several key capabilities:
- Environmental impact quantification: Dcycle’s methodology measures the carbon footprint and water footprint associated with each type of fabric in Recovo’s catalogue. This allows buyers to understand the environmental savings they achieve by choosing surplus materials over virgin production.
- Value chain traceability: By tracking the origin, composition, and processing history of each fabric, Dcycle helps Recovo provide complete transparency about the materials on its platform. Buyers know exactly what they are purchasing and can communicate this to their customers.
- Avoided impact calculation: When a brand uses a surplus fabric instead of ordering new production, the environmental impact of the original manufacturing process (raw material extraction, spinning, weaving, dyeing) is avoided. Dcycle quantifies this avoided impact, giving brands concrete data to include in their sustainability communications.
The value of circularity for fashion brands
For fashion brands looking to reduce their environmental footprint, sourcing through circular channels like Recovo offers measurable benefits:
Reduced carbon emissions: Using existing surplus fabrics avoids the emissions associated with producing new materials. Depending on the fabric type, this can represent significant CO2 savings per kilogram of material.
Water savings: The textile industry is one of the most water-intensive sectors globally. Cotton production alone requires substantial water resources. By reusing surplus fabrics, brands dramatically reduce the water footprint of their collections.
Supply chain simplification: Instead of managing complex global supply chains for raw material production, brands can source ready-to-use fabrics through a single platform, reducing both complexity and associated transport emissions.
Credible sustainability claims: With data from Dcycle backing each purchase, brands can make specific, verified claims about the environmental benefits of their material choices, avoiding the risk of greenwashing.
Building a more sustainable fashion industry
The collaboration between Recovo and Dcycle represents a model for how technology and data can accelerate the transition to circular fashion. By combining a marketplace for surplus materials with rigorous environmental measurement, both platforms help fashion brands make decisions that are better for business and for the planet.
For fashion brands interested in measuring the environmental impact of their materials and supply chain, Dcycle’s product lifecycle analysis tools provide the data foundation needed to make informed sourcing decisions. Request a demo to learn how Dcycle can help your brand quantify and communicate the environmental benefits of circular material choices.
