TEXTIL Project - INTERREG MAC
The TEXTIL project is an initiative under the INTERREG MAC cooperation programme, which brings together the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Ivory Coast, and in which AJITER is a partner.
The project was created with a clear purpose: to address the growing challenge posed by the problem of increasing textile waste in these regions and to develop sustainable, creative and valuable strategies for its management. The accumulation of this waste represents an environmental and socio-economic problem, and through international cooperation, the aim is to promote innovative solutions based on the circular economy.
The problem of textile waste is a growing environmental challenge, especially due to the large volume of discarded clothing and the pollution associated with its production and disposal. In Portugal, around 200,000 tonnes of textile waste are thrown away annually, representing 4% of urban waste. This problem has significant implications, from the occupation of space in landfills to soil and water pollution.
AJITER will continue to promote various initiatives in the near future as part of this ‘TEXTIL’ project, which was created with a clear purpose: to address the growing challenge posed by the problem of increasing textile waste in these regions and to develop sustainable, creative and valuable strategies for its management.
On this page of our website, we will add references to the various initiatives we have already promoted and information about those that are in preparation.
Official TEXTILE Project Website
https://textil.ulpgc.es/
The Project Consortium
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
University of La Laguna
Canary Islands Institute of Technology
Gran Canaria Island Energy Council
University of the Azores
Gaspar Frutuoso Foundation
Funchal Commercial and Industrial Association - Madeira Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Marine Science Technology Centre
AJITER - Terceira Island Youth Association
Regional Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment (Madeira)
Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Action - Regional Directorate for the Environment and Climate Action (Azores)
University of São Tomé and Príncipe
University of Cape Verde
Felix Houphouët-Boigny University (Ivory Coast)
Initiatives
Key project launched for sustainable textile waste management in the Macaronesia region
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Lessons from the past and scientific research key to textile sustainability
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AJITER took the ‘TEXTIL’ project to the Environment Fair
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VII ‘Angra com Futuro’ Fair highlighted the ‘TEXTIL’ project
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About the INTERREG MAC ProgrammeThe Interreg MAC Programme is the Interreg VI-D Madeira-Azores-Canary Islands (MAC) Cooperation Programme, approved by the European Commission on 21 September 2022, within the scope of the European territorial cooperation objective (Interreg) with the participation of the third countries Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal and São Tomé and Príncipe. The Interreg MAC programme is a particularly important instrument for deepening cooperation between its regions and countries, facilitating the promotion of their political, institutional and economic relations.
