The Circular Textile Action Plan

Spun in Circles

📍 10 September | 16:45 – 17:30

This sharp and humorous play exposes an uncomfortable truth: across the textile value chain, everyone is passing the buck while the mountain of discarded textiles keeps growing. The core message is clear: only through shared responsibility and immediate action can we truly move forward.

The sketch highlights the deadlock in the sector: governments, companies, financiers, collectors, and even consumers keep pointing fingers at each other, while the pile of waste continues to rise. The Circular Textile Action Plan breaks this stalemate—calling on all parties to step up, take ownership, and act now.

Spun in Circles playfully yet powerfully challenges the entire industry.

The audience is invited to reflect: Do you recognize this? Who should take the first step?

The finale makes it clear that the Circular Textile Action Plan will facilitate regional meetings in the last quarter of 2025—where entrepreneurs, governments, and research institutes are invited to actively collaborate on bringing the plan to life.

Panelists
Jacqueline Cramer​​ – Dutch Circular Textile Valley​
Sylvia Roelofs​ – Modint​
Willem Swager​ – Patagonia​
Claire Teurlings​ – Actieplan Circulair Textiel​