Recover™ shines with dual wins at 2025 Just Style Excellence Awards
The textile industry is facing major sustainability challenges. With less than 0.3% of textiles being recycled into new garments, most of the clothing produced ends up in landfills or incinerators. Recover™, a leading materials science company, is addressing this problem with significant strides in both business expansion and environmental responsibility. These efforts were recently recognized at the 2025 Just Style Excellence Awards, where the company won two prestigious awards: Business Expansion in the Recycled Fibers category and Environmental in the Recycled Materials category.
Business Expansion in Recycled Cotton Fibers
Recover™ received the Business Expansion award for its strategic growth in recycled cotton fiber production. The company’s global network of facilities and suppliers enables it to source textile waste from around the world and scale its recycling operations effectively. Recover™ primarily focuses on post-industrial textile waste but has the technical capability to process both post-industrial and post-consumer materials, ensuring a consistent and high-quality feedstock.
A key aspect of Recover™’s expansion is the strategic location of its recycling facilities. By placing them close to textile waste sources and major garment manufacturing regions, the company reduces transportation needs and lowers environmental impact. In 2025, Recover™ will operate five recycling centers in strategic regions: Spain, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam (opening in 2025), and El Salvador (with a joint venture beginning in 2025). This global presence makes Recover™ one of the largest cotton recyclers, allowing brands to adopt recycled fibers without concern for geographic limitations or complex operations.
The new Vietnam facility, located in Dong Nai province, is a significant milestone for Recover™. It will have an annual production capacity of 10,000 metric tons and is designed to meet the increasing demand for sustainable materials. The plant is strategically positioned near Vietnam, which is one of the world’s largest textile exporters. Additionally, the joint venture in El Salvador strengthens the company’s footprint in the Americas, providing brands with nearshoring opportunities that reduce lead times, costs, and carbon footprints.
Advancing Sustainability with Recycled Materials
The second award, the Environmental award, highlights Recover™’s transparent, data-driven approach to reducing environmental impacts through its recycling operations. The company’s Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) quantify the savings in water, CO2 emissions, energy, and land use compared to conventional cotton production. These assessments carried out in Spain (2022) and expanding to Bangladesh (2025) are independently verified by EcoReview and utilize Ecochain’s Helix tool.
The data from Recover™’s LCAs is compelling: every kilogram of recycled cotton fiber produced saves up to 99.9% of water, 93% of CO2 emissions, 99.9% of eutrophication, 96% of energy, and 100% of land use compared to conventional cotton. In 2024 alone, Recover™ conserved 21.6 billion liters of water and avoided 20,493 metric tons of CO2 emissions, marking a significant contribution to the industry’s sustainability goals.
Beyond product innovation, Recover™ emphasizes responsible sourcing and ethical labor practices. The company’s Responsible Sourcing Committee ensures that all suppliers, particularly in Bangladesh, meet rigorous standards for worker identification, child labor prevention, workplace safety, and payroll transparency. This commitment supports the creation of a more ethical and sustainable supply chain.
Traceability and Transparency in Recycling
Recover™ has integrated traceability into its operations to further enhance its sustainability practices. The company uses both physical and digital tracers to ensure that the recycled cotton fibers in its products are verifiable. This transparency helps brands comply with regulations such as the Digital Product Passport and reinforces the company’s credibility with customers and stakeholders.
Through collaborations with industry leaders like Target and Fashion for Good, Recover™ is pushing the boundaries of textile recycling and circularity. The company’s efforts in traceability and transparency are setting new standards for the industry, making it easier for brands to adopt sustainable practices and meet their environmental goals.
A Global Vision for a Circular Textile Economy
Matthew Neville, Chief Commercial Officer at Recover™, reflected on the company’s achievements:
This award affirms Recover™’s vision to scale recycled cotton on a global level while staying close to both raw materials and manufacturing hubs. Our growing network, now spanning five countries, enables us to deliver consistent, traceable fiber solutions that help brands meet sustainability goals without compromising speed, quality, or reliability.
Matthew Neville, Chief Commercial Officer at Recover™
Ana Rodes, Head of Sustainability at Recover™, added,
This award is a testament to our commitment to measurable impact and full transparency. Our independently verified data proves that Recover™ recycled cotton can drastically cut water use, land use, and emissions while scaling responsibly. At Recover™, sustainability goes far beyond simply increasing circularity—it is key to supporting and achieving our company purpose.
Ana Rodes, Head of Sustainability at Recover™
