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Wouter Reedijk

Head of collection

Sympany

Utrecht, Netherlands

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Sympany

Sympany

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Utrecht, Netherlands

Sympany is a Dutch non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, sorting, and reusing textiles to promote circularity and reduce waste. We work closely with municipalities and partners to give discarded clothing a second life through reuse and responsible recycling. As a mission-driven organization, we reinvest in innovation and automation to improve efficiency, enhance sustainability, and create social impact across the textile chain.
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About me

I am Head of Textile Collection and part of the Business Development team at Sympany, a Dutch non-profit organization committed to circularity in textiles. In my role, I oversee the entire collection process and work on strategic partnerships that strengthen our position in a rapidly changing market. I am personally driven to make the polluted textile industry cleaner by improving collection systems, fostering innovation, and investing in sustainable solutions. My focus is on efficiency, automation, and creating social impact, ensuring that discarded textiles are given a second life through reuse and responsible recycling.

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Skills

  • Textile
  • transparency
  • circular economy

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Region

NL-NORTHERN NETHERLANDS

THEMATIC GROUPS INTEREST

TG-Boosting Circular Business ModelsTG-Circular textile productionTG- Product as a Service (PaaS)TG-Secondary raw materialsTG-Circular Wool products