Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association news and archive

SMART & Goodwill partner with the 2026 Textile Recovery Summit

SMART (Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles) and the non-profit thrift store chain Goodwill have partnered with the Textile Recovery Summit for its 2026 edition. Taking place February 23 to 25 in San Diego, California, the summit will be held alongside both the Plastics Recycling Conference and the Resource Recycling Conference for the...

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SMART announced as debut founding partner of first-ever textiles recycling expo USA

International trade association, the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), has been named as a founding partner of the inaugural Textile Recycling Expo USA. Set to take place April 29 to 30, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the trade fair is the first of its kind in the nation to focus solely on textile recycling. The...