Technology solutions enabling T2T recycling

Kate Riley, Strategist for Special Projects at Textile Exchange, provides thought leadership on textile-to-textile recycling and conducts research into material topics to help define Textile Exchange's position on key issues. She brings experience in advanced product development at a leading sportswear brand, a Ph.D. in Sustainable Textiles, and consulting expertise across private and public sectors.

With over 30 years' experience in garment manufacturing, Tim Cross founded Project Plan B to create recyclable clothing and partnered with Salvation Army Trading Company to set up Project Re:claim, the UK’s first commercial-scale textile-to-textile polyester recycling facility.

Cross also founded the non-profit Circular Textiles Foundation (CTF), which aims to bridge the gap between clothing brands and post-consumer textile recycling technologies via workshops — focusing on design for recyclability and the use of recycled content — and certification. In 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office recognised the CTF’s 'Infintee' mark as the country’s official certification mark for recyclable clothing.