Newsarchiv

2015

TEXAID collecting sacks part made from recycled material

The famous red-and-white TEXAID collecting sacks are pushed through mailboxes every year and herald the next street collection. For the sake of the environment, these are now made in part from recycled material.

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Toys for children in Haiti

Time and again we receive not just textiles but also used toys at our sorting facility in Schattdorf. We give those in good condition to the central aid supplies facility, a project of the '3HF Stiftung' foundation in Switzerland. They in turn pass on the toys to needy families with children in Haiti.

More information about the central aid supplies facility can be found at www.hilfsgüterzentrale.ch.

Textile recycling as a topical subject for study

In collaboration with the Practical Environmental Protection Foundation (known by its German acronym PUSCH ), TEXAID has compiled a study dossier to teach middle school and high school students about the role played by used clothing in the global use of resources.

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TEXAID in western Switzerland is moving

From 1st September 2015 onwards, the TEXAID location in western Switzerland will be in Yverdon. TEXAID is moving into the new offices along with STRID, who take care of refuse disposal in over 64 communities in Vaud Canton, and other companies.

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TEXAID joins the Gemeinschaft für textile Zukunft

On 1st July 2015, TEXAID joined the Gemeinschaft für textile Zukunft - GftZ (Future of Textiles Association). The GftZ has set...

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CONTEX launches new website

Our subsidiary CONTEX is launching a new homepage to present the company to the general public. CONTEX operates around 1,600 textile containers throughout Switzerland with a strong network of regional partners. Take a look at www.contex-ag.ch and find out everything there is to know about CONTEX, its collection methods, sustainable textile recycling and the social aspect of the company's activity.

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6.5 Million Francs for Aid Organizations

TEXAID Textilverwertungs-AG was able to conclude the fiscal year 2014 successfully and maintained its position as market leader in spite of crises in important sales markets...

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TEXAID at Suisse Public

Take the opportunity to visit TEXAID in Bern at Suisse Public, the most important public sector trade fair, from 16th to 19th June 2015. You can find us in Hall 1.1 at Stand D01.

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Swiss environmental prize awarded

The 2015 Swiss environmental prize in the category «Mobility and Environment», for which TEXAID was also nominated, went to the Coop Groupe Cooperative in Basel on 28th May 2015. The TEXAID team would like to extend their warmest congratulations!

TEXAID and Samaritans at FamExpo

FamExpo in Winterthur is the largest baby, children and family trade fair in German-speaking Switzerland. This year, TEXAID will be represented ...

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