ACT (American Circular Textiles)

Yesterday it pleasure to attend the announcement ceremony of the House of Representatives ‘Slow Fashion Caucus’ in Washington D.C. today, supported and endorsed by ACT (American Circular Textiles): "ACT (American Circular Textiles) coalition’s mission is to stand up responsible U.S. policy to support textile circularity and eliminate waste. Textiles affect nearly every sector and durable, cohesive Federal policy is critical to unlocking the economic, job, and environmental  opportunities that our industry provides through robust reuse, repair, recycling, innovation and consumer education initiatives. The Slow Fashion Caucus is an important step in coalescing comprehensive Federal policy around the many opportunities and challenges facing industry and consumers." - Rachel Van Metre Kibbe, CEO ACT (American Circular Textiles) Founding member, Alon Rotem, Chief Legal Officer of ThredUp, gave inspiring remarks, alongside the founder of the caucus, Representative Chellie Pingree, and other leaders in the domestic sustainable fashion arena. It was good to see our friend Dacie Meng from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and many others. Later, we held meetings with key stakeholders about our work, including the office of Senator Chuck Schumer. Discussion included the opportunity to incorporate better trade policy, financial incentives like those in EV and renewable energy/manufacturing policy, such as those proposed in our $14B of circular textile provisions and 15% tax credit in the #AmericasAct. As we keyed in to the role that incentive based policy can play in scaling textile reuse and recycling in the U.S., underscored was the opportunity to bring back regional jobs and a more competitive industry.

Do you or your organization want to publicly support the over $14 billion in textile circularity, innovation and public education incentives we've proposed for the first time in Federal History in the #AmericasAct? Sign on *directly* through our website, now! We're collecting logos and will be publishing support on a rolling basis! All the information you need, including the bill, a one-pager on our provisions, and all the media support we've received can be found here! https://lnkd.in/gSNXe_CU

Welcome to our newest member, and the first large scale reverse logistics service provider in our membership, CheckSammy! Reverse logistics is a critical policy area in the circular economy, so we are excited to bring their experience and expertise into the fold! Headquartered in Texas, CheckSammy is the worlds' largest bulk waste and sustainability operator, they redefine what it means to be a waste solutions provider. Operating in every city in North America, they offer on-demand, same-day services. Using AI-Powered Diversion & ESG Metrics, think of them as your on-demand emergency button. Plus, if you want to dispose of your waste or excess materials more sustainably, they can help you do so while keeping an eye on the bottom line. https://checksammy.com/

Thank you Christopher White and America's Best Cleaners for your incredible vision and advocacy. Your efforts are a leading example of member stewardship of the work we are doing. Dry cleaning businesses are critical to communities, providing jobs, local economic value, and are under looked facilitators of the circular economy, keeping garments clean and wearable, as an alternative to tossing, and often facilitating, repair, care and regional reverse logistics in meaningful ways. They are also potentially future sorters of used garments for recycling. We are grateful for your tireless education about our work to your industry about #AmericasAct. https://lnkd.in/eT6JTiMR

Thank you GreenBiz Group for highlighting the bipartisan opportunity of #TheAmericasAct today! https://lnkd.in/enMrpnZR

Our June newsletter is out now! Read and share📚 http://eepurl.com/iRo-1w Sign-up👩💻 https://lnkd.in/evHw-n-E Industry news and insights, our advocacy efforts and more! Featuring: ThredUp Circ® Evrnu®, SPC Alternew unspun™ Madison PM Cline RTV ReturnToVendor FABSCRAP Project Repat FASHIONPHILE The RealReal

MEMBER MONDAY! ♥️ A new series to raise awareness around businesses in the Circular Economy and what they bring to our communities. Meet one of our new American Circular Textiles members, Project Repat, one of the largest upcyclers in North America! Have you ever wondered what they heck happens to all those corporate, sports, and other custom t-shirts? Up to 99% of them can't be resold!! It's a big issue. As part of our new member awareness series, co-founder Nathan Rothstein shares more about how Project Repat works with a network of partners in North Carolina to upcycle and recycle, create regional jobs, while also saving nearly 25 million t-shirts from the trash!

Why can’t we make a t-shirt in the USA for $10? Here’s why!

The Midwest is ready for the resale revolution! Congrats to our member The RealReal for opening their newest store in Chicago!

New affiliate alert! : FABSCRAP is a New York City-based 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to solving the textile industry’s overwhelming waste problem. FABSCRAP partners with over 650 fashion, interior design, and entertainment companies to divert hundreds of thousands of pounds of textile waste per year from landfills. They provide diversion metrics back to each of their company partners, allowing them to track the weight, composition, and final destination of their collected “waste” in real time. FABSCRAP is the first and only organization to meticulously track pre-production textile waste, which remains a largely unregulated and unexamined waste stream, and to use this data to incentivize and empower responsible companies to mitigate their carbon footprints. They offer these salvaged materials back to the community at low or no cost, providing accessible, affordable, high quality, and eco-friendly supplies to local artists and students. To date, FABSCRAP has saved over 1.75 million pounds of fabric from landfill.