Our knowledge hub
At ACT, we don’t just collect textiles. We collect stories, knowledge, and lessons from the communities we work with. Here, we share what we learn along the way: from local innovations in recycling and design to global conversations about circular fashion.
October 28, 2025
Alex shares what we’ve learned from partners in Kenya’s recycling space. How do we turn used clothes into new opportunities for people and the planet?
October 9, 2025
At the Human Needs Project Gala in San Francisco, ACT showcased two woven tapestries made from discarded textiles collected in Nairobi.
September 22, 2025
We joined World Clean Up Day with UN-Habitat, showing how Nairobi’s textile waste crisis can become an opportunity for circular design, green jobs, and truly waste wise cities.
September 2, 2025
ACT is featured in Le Monde for turning unsellable textiles into new products and livelihoods, showing how local action can redefine circularity in the face of a global waste crisis.
July 23, 2025
ACT is featured by UNSSC for driving practical, community-led circular solutions that keep textiles in use and cut waste in Kenya.
July 16, 2025
ACT returns to Suited with Kenya Wiley for a deeper look at Kenya’s textile landscape, exploring waste challenges, circular opportunities, and the role of global partners.
July 2, 2025
ACT joins Suited with Kenya Wiley to unpack global EPR, Kenya’s dual waste streams, and the systems needed to make circular fashion real.
April 3, 2025
ACT joined the UN International Day of Zero Waste to spotlight textile waste in Africa and show how circular solutions can turn discarded textiles into lasting value.
March 17, 2025
ACT brought ancestral wisdom and circular design to Nairobi Design Week with a denim installation that reimagined textile waste as heritage, craftsmanship, and future innovation.
March 5, 2025
Nairobi’s textile waste crisis is growing, yet community efforts and circular fashion initiatives are proving how local action can cut waste and create new opportunities
February 26, 2025
ACT launches a new foundation to scale textile recycling and expand opportunities for communities, supported by a major grant to strengthen Kenya’s circular fashion systems.
September 24, 2024
Deutsche Welle highlights ACT’s work in Kenya and Nigeria, showing how local systems turn discarded textiles into reused and upcycled products.
May 31, 2024
ACT releases its first Annual Impact Report, showcasing how local textile recovery systems create circularity, save resources, and generate green jobs across Africa.
April 23, 2024
ACT exhibited at UNEA6, showcasing circular textile solutions and live weaving that highlighted Africa’s leadership in sustainable fashion.
November 30, 2023
ACT shows how shifting from linear to circular fashion can cut waste, create jobs, and turn discarded textiles into opportunity across Kenya and Nigeria.
August 17, 2023
ACT joined Kirk TV to highlight how textile collection and upcycling keep clothes in use and reduce growing waste in Kenya.
August 17, 2023
With support from the DOEN Foundation, ACT diverts unwanted textiles from landfills by building local collection systems that turn waste into new possibilities.
August 17, 2023
ACT contributed to Fashion Revolution Japan’s exhibition, sharing insights that highlight the people and stories behind our clothes.
July 12, 2023
Vogue Business features ACT, with founder Elmar Stroomer sharing insights on new EPR laws in Europe and their impact on African nations.
April 13, 2023
ACT joins the BBC’s What in the World podcast, sharing how circular fashion and textile recovery can keep clothes in use and cut global waste.
November 20, 2022
ACT joins the Circular Economy Podcast, with founder Elmar Stroomer sharing how local textile recovery in Kenya and Nigeria creates reuse, upcycling, and new opportunities.
November 18, 2022
Apparel Insider features ACT in a report on Nairobi’s used clothing markets and the growing impact of second-hand imports on Kenya’s textile landscape.
May 12, 2022
ACT conducted a feasibility study in Lagos to explore how a local textile collection and recycling model could reduce waste and build a circular system for Nigeria.
May 12, 2022
ACT joins the E4Impact Accelerator, gaining mentorship, seed funding, and support to scale textile recovery and upcycling across Nairobi.
May 12, 2022
Our Lagos team hosted the first ACT Academy, a kids’ workshop showing how textile recycling sparks creativity and teaches circular thinking.
April 25, 2022
TexFash features ACT on why textile recovery must be designed for Africa’s realities, not copied from European models.
April 22, 2022
Greenpeace Germany’s new report examines the rise of imported textile waste in East Africa and highlights ACT’s role in local recovery efforts.
February 12, 2022
ACT and Zola Afrique join forces to boost textile recovery and circular fashion in Kenya, raising awareness, hosting new collection points, and turning used textiles into renewed products through local collaboration.
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