Uniforms should not die in a bin: what workwear trade-in teaches dress codes
When an organisation rebrands, thousands of wearable garments are shredded to protect a logo. There is a way to retire the identity without destroying the cloth.
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Fibre to fibre recycling only takes garments that know what they are
Textile recycling capacity is finally arriving at industrial scale. It is also extremely fussy about feedstock, and a school blazer is one of the hardest cases in the wardrobe.
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Before the EU mandates it: why a Bellver uniform already has a passport
Scan the label in a Bellver polo and you get what the EU will eventually call a Digital Product Passport. Nobody required it yet. Here is what it contains and what it cost to build.
Read moreEngland will make schools offer secondhand uniform. Spain can build a better version.
A reuse requirement lands in England this September. Reuse rarely fails on logistics. It fails on dignity, and on what a secondhand garment still carries from the family before.
Read moreSpain's textile EPR decree is coming for school uniforms
Spain notified its draft textile producer responsibility decree to the EU in May 2026. Here is what it actually asks for, and why it reaches a school and not only a factory.
Read moreWhere do old school uniforms really go?
The EU exported over 1.44 million tonnes of used textiles in 2025. The trade is not the villain, but a crested school jumper is close to the worst thing you can put into it.
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