Behind our Idea
DTRCP is Driving a circular economy with people and environment at the centre: Our strategy could potentially engage over 90% of households in donating and recycling clothing. Significantly reducing landfill and incineration waste, by enabling:
DEPOSIT TO RETURN CLOTHING PROJECT
Our proposal would empower retailers and brands to be part of responsible, sustainable and circular waste management strategy, positioning them in more efficient and transparent approach.
And we have used extensive R&D to create a perfect facilitation technology to support the DRS and involve consumers in decision making.
Deposit Return for Clothing
DTRCP – Deposit to Return Clothing Project
Europe generates millions of tonnes of textile waste each year. A large share still ends up in mixed household waste, which means landfill or incineration. At the same time, reusable garments lose value because they are collected wet, mixed or contaminated.
DTRCP, the Deposit to Return Clothing Project, proposes a structured return system for garments supported by Digital Product Passports.
The principle is simple.
A small deposit is added at the point of sale.
When the garment is returned through a controlled intake point, the deposit is paid back.
This approach becomes practical as Digital Product Passports are introduced across the EU under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. Garments will increasingly carry verified data about material composition and product identity. That information allows returned items to be identified and directed properly into reuse, resale, repair or fibre recycling.
Deposit return systems for drinks containers regularly achieve high collection rates. Textiles do not yet have an equivalent first mile system, despite their environmental impact.
Early forms of this concept were discussed with industry and policy stakeholders during 2024 and 2025, including conversations around textile product stewardship in Scotland. The response showed clear interest in structured, deposit linked collection.
DTRCP is founded and developed by Ineta Joksaite.
This page shares an extract from her research based white paper. The full document is available on request.
Textiles should not default to waste.
They should return with value intact.
Mission
Empower people to connect with recycling, reshape habits, and deliver measurable environmental impact for a sustainable future!
Our innovative technology offers retailers a seamless sorting and recycling approach to offload complex burden of clothing waste management from the get-go and build potential revenue streams.
Vision
Our network of entrepreneurship opportunities, would foster further clothing waste reduction and diversification from landfills and incineration, reducing CO2 emissions significantly and building a community that no one has ever seen before.
We are PARTNER not competitor to retailers, clothing waste sorting, recycling and cleaning organizations, support charity shops.
We are PARTNER of the sustainable landscape.
We are US, ALL TOGETHER.
