Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association
The Association of Wiping Materials, Used Clothing and Fiber Industries Since 1932
An international trade association, SMART strengthens the economic opportunities of our diverse membership by promoting the interdependence of the for-profit textile recycling industry segments and provides a common forum for networking, education and advocacy .
Jessica Franken, Government Affairs Director at SMART, spoke to BBC News on behalf of all signatories to the open letter to UN Environment Programme calling for more transparency and inclusive stakeholder engagement in its Circularity and Used Textile Trade Project.
“It’s really important that such a project is underpinned by academically robust research with endorsement from stakeholders from across both the Global South and the Global North."
11/2025 – SMART among open letter signatories urging UNEP to fix data gaps
11/2025 – How to recycle clothes in the UAE: Smartly, Sustainably and Simply
11/2025 – Threads of Change: How SMART is Redefining Textile Production
11/2025 – SMART warns labelling used textiles as waste could ruin reuse sector
11/2025 – Proposed 'hazardous waste' label for used textiles could disrupt global circular economy: SMART
11/2025 – SMART warns labelling used textiles as waste could ruin reuse sector
11/2025 – The global Waste Paradox when circularity turns political
11/2025 – SMART warns labelling used textiles as waste could ruin reuse sector
