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Recover™, a global producer of recycled cotton and cotton-blend fibers, has announced a collaboration with TextileGenesis™, a Lectra company, to digitally track its recycled waste materials across the textile value chain.
The pilot program will trace Recover’s recycled cotton and polycotton from fiber production to finished garments. Two representative styles were selected to test the platform across different supply chain configurations. TextileGenesis Fibercoin™ technology generates digital tokens for every kilo of material, creating a verified chain of custody at each stage.
Following the industry pilot, Recover and TextileGenesis will develop full fiber-to-retail traceability for Recover recycled fibers across the supply chain.
Fiber-to-retail traceability will enable Recover and its brand partners to access a verified digital chain of custody. This includes authenticated recycled content claims, integration with physical tracer audits and visibility into supplier ESG credentials across the chain.
“Traceability plays a foundational role in validating circularity claims and preparing for regulations like the EU Digital Product Passport,” says Orsolya Janossy, senior sustainability manager at Recover. “This pilot will enable us to test the TextileGenesis system in real-world conditions. It will provide our brand partners with verified data to support responsible sourcing, product-level disclosures, and credible circularity claims.”
“Recover™ is demonstrating how traceability can be embedded into circular business models—not just to validate recycled content, but to create the verified data infrastructure needed for regulatory compliance and brand accountability,” says Amit Gautam, founder and CEO of TextileGenesis. “This sets the foundation for scalable, digital traceability across the recycled fiber ecosystem.”