Solution: A marketplace for textiles. Owner: AMBIO-N. Strategy: Reuse.
Description
Users can buy or sell surplus and recovered textile materials. Buyers use the digital marketplace to find materials to make clothes or other textile items.
Location
UK-wide.
Scale
As of November 2021, 11 manufacturers provide materials to AMBIO-N.
Potential circular economy impact
Manufacturers can earn money from excess materials rather than disposing of them. Buyers help to divert these materials from landfill, incineration or recycling.
What’s involved?
People: Suppliers; buyers; website managers; sales managers.
Resources: Textile materials.
Technology: Online platform for sales.
Implementation: Establishing an agreement with suppliers; creating an online or physical store