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2025

• 6/2025 – SMART’s government affairs program: More essential than ever

• 5/2025 – USTR Urged to Act on Secondhand Clothing Export Bans

• 5/2025 – Africa's secondhand clothing market balances economic promise and pressures

• 4/2025 – Steven Bethell Joins Board of SMART at Historic Conference in Dubai, highlighting the importance of textile reuse and responsible recycling

• 4/2025 – USTR action urged on secondhand clothing export restrictions

• 4/2025 – USTR Called on to address secondhand clothing restrictions

• 4/2025 – USTR Action urged on secondhand clothing export restrictions

• 4/2025 – SMART Urges USTR to Protect US Second Hand Clothing Industry

• 4/2025 – SMART adds to board at Dubai conference

• 4/2025 – SMART President Brian London on the Future of Textile Recycling and Reuse

• 4/2025 – SMART Pushes Back: U.S. Textile Recyclers Call on USTR to Tackle Global Trade Barriers

• 4/2025 – Tackling Sustainability to build stronger more resilient business

• 4/2025 – Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

• 3/18/2025 - USTR Action Urged on Secondhand Clothing Export Restrictions

2024

• 12/4/2024 - SMART Executive Director Susan DeCourcey Featured in Montgomery Magazine

• 10/23/2024 - Open Letter to Jon Woodward and W5: Clarifying Textile Recycling

• 10/1/2024 - Groundbreaking Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 Signed by California Governor

• 9/30/2024 - SMART Urgently Requests President Biden’s Administration to Prioritize Open Dialogue and Negotiation Among All Stakeholders to Prevent a Port Closure

• 9/10/2024 - SMART Provides Input on the Environment and Climate Change Canada's (ECCC) consultation document addressing plastic waste and pollution from the textile sector

• 5/31/2024 - SMART President Brian London's Letter to the Editor is published in the Washington Post

• 4/25/2024 - SMART’s director of government affairs, Jessica Franken, interview with World Textile Information Network (WTiN) as to why SMART supports the Americas Act

• 4/24/2024 - SMART Applauds the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) for Holding Stakeholder Meeting on New York Fashion Act and Textiles EPR Bill

• 4/10/2024 - SMART Participates in the Carolina Recycling Association's 34th Annual Conference & Trade Show

• 3/26/2024 - SMART Association Strongly Supports the ‘Americas Act,' Providing $14 Billion in Federal Incentives for Circular Fashion

• 3/20/2024 - SMART Elects New Officers and Directors

• 2/9/2024 - Safeguarding Global Maritime Security: A Call to Action from SMART

• 2/8/2024 - Joint Global Trade Association Open Letter Urging Maritime Security and Safety

2023

• 4/8/2023 - The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART): Celebrate Earth Day By Recycling Unwanted Textiles

• 3/22/2023 - Textile Recycling Industry Leaders From Around The Globe Join Forces To Promote High Standards And Expand TheReuse And Recycling Of Clothing

• 1/31/23 - The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textile Association (SMART) strongly supports Maryland House Bill 187 and Senate Bill 219 proposing sales tax exemption for secondhand clothing and shoes under $20.

2022

• 6/21/22 - Fast fashion increases in popularity for cheap wears, but comes with unexpected costs | Spectrum News

• 6/10/22 - Chinese fashion giant to donate millions of dollars to recycling | West Observer

• 5/31/2022 - The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association announces new leadership as Jackie King retires and Susan DeCourcey takes over as Executive Director

• 5/9/2022 - Your Clothes Can Have an Afterlife — NIST report identifies strategies for greater reuse and recycling of textiles

• 5/3/2022 - Textiles outlook: Ukraine war hits quality market

• 5/1/2022 - Kenya’s mitumba dealers push for setting up of re-export facilities

• 4/15/2022 - On Earth Day 2022, SMART promotes its educational resources so the next generation can understand the importance of textile recycling.

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