Textiles Recycling Expo USA Issues Call for Speakers for April 7–8, 2027 Conference in Charlotte

# What happened

Textiles Recycling Expo USA has opened its call for speakers for the 2027 conference, scheduled for April 7–8 at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina. The second edition follows an inaugural event in 2026 and aims to build a program that addresses practical challenges facing textile recycling and circularity in North America.

# Who is organizing and advising

The event organizer is working with Accelerating Circularity as a structural partner. Accelerating Circularity will help identify priority industry challenges so the conference program aligns with current conversations about legislation, infrastructure and technology affecting textile recycling.

# What the program will cover

Organizers say the 2027 program will continue to examine the core drivers affecting textile recycling while expanding the agenda to cover reuse and repair and the responsibilities the U.S. textiles industry holds toward countries in the global south. Specific topic areas being solicited include:

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the evolving compliance landscape
• Sorting technology, identified as a bottleneck and avenues for fixing it
• Fiber-to-fiber recycling processes and recycled fiber end markets
• Collection infrastructure and reverse logistics
• Reuse, resale and repair positioned as the first loop of circular systems
• Traceability, brand accountability and circular business models (noted as new for 2027)
• Global trade flows: burdens, opportunities and accountability

# Who should consider submitting

The call is directed at industry experts, innovators, researchers and thought leaders with practical, experience-based perspectives in the listed areas. That includes people working across technology providers, recyclers, brand sustainability teams, logistics and collection operators, policymakers, and researchers focused on textile circularity.

# Why this matters now

Organizers signal that the sector is navigating shifting legislation, scaling infrastructure and new technologies. By adding reuse and repair and explicit discussion of responsibilities to the global south, the 2027 agenda intends to broaden the conversation beyond technical recycling advances to include system-level and ethical trade considerations.

# Next steps for interested speakers

# What to expect at the event

Expect sessions that combine policy updates, technology demonstrations, market discussions for recycled fibers, and panels that address reuse/repair strategies and international trade responsibilities. The conference will run alongside a related textiles manufacturing exhibition in Charlotte on the same dates, creating opportunities for cross-cutting industry engagement.

# Bottom line

If you work in any part of the textile circularity chain and have actionable insights, case studies or research relevant to the listed topics, this conference is seeking proposals now for its April 2027 program in Charlotte.