Regional hub
Metropolitan Region of Rotterdam
Rotterdam Circulair, the circular economy programme of the City of Rotterdam, builds a circular textile ecosystem together with entrepreneurs, makers, retailers, education and Rotterdammers: from repair and reuse in the neighbourhoods to sustainable shopping streets, local making industry and high-value sorting and recycling around the port.
Rotterdam holds a unique position in the European textile chain: some of Europe's largest textile sorters are located around the port, and the city has a strong network of circular entrepreneurs, makers and community initiatives. The municipality acts as connector, initiator, facilitator and launching customer.
Our strategies:
- Position the region in the European textile chain: we build on the sorting capacity around the port and explore with sorters, recyclers and brands how non-rewearable textiles can become feedstock for new products.
- Make circular the easy choice: repair, second-hand and swapping in shopping streets and neighbourhoods, as easy as buying new and rooted in local communities.
- Grow circular business and craftsmanship: we prepare SMEs for circular business models and new legislation, and train makers and students in repair, reuse and new production models.
- Lead by example: we see the municipality’s own procurement as a key lever and are working towards using it as launching customer for circular textiles
Our role: connector, initiator and facilitator, bringing partners together from neighbourhood to port.
De belangrijkste projecten: MKB-deal: De Bewuste Winkelstraat; interwEUven; Fashion Week Rotterdam (DSFW); Abi 2.0 – De Kleermaker van de Toekomst; Gedragen Verhalen; Linnen Beyond Fashion - Regionale vlasketen; Fashion in Flux - Versatile Academy; Subsidie circulaire initatieven (starters) en Subsidie circulaire innovatie.