Circular Soundbites is the place to hear from the people shaping what’s coming next within the many industries and sectors Reconomy reaches. We’ll be talking to key industry experts and insiders, offering up real, practical insight on everything connected to the circular economy.
In addition to standalone episodes, Circular Soundbites will also offer dedicated, multi-part series that explore the systems, decisions and day-to-day realities driving real circular progress.
In this episode of Thread Talks, part of Circular Soundbites from Reconomy, host Aimee Campanella, Development Director for Textile EPR at Reconomy, is joined by Simon Platts, co-founder of environmental consultancy SP&KO and Chief Implementation Officer at Circuit. Simon shares his journey from Saturday boy at Next in 1980s Sheffield to buying, sourcing and responsible sourcing leadership at Next, Blacks and Millets and ASOS. Along the way, he makes the case that sustainability and comme...
12 Oct 2026
EPR Now: Producers Share Insights at SPC Advance 2026
In this episode of “Circular Soundbites – EPR Now”, host Lee VanAuken meets with Jose Diego form Dollar Tree, Paul Saydak form Trillora, and Melanie Weitzel from RLG at SPC Advance 2026 where they discuss a range of topics from how EPR regulations are reshaping packaging decisions, to data baselining efforts, fee reduction strategies, leveraging AI, and packaging redesign for source reduction. Subscribe to our YouTube channel Explore our Media Library Learn about our Textile EPR s...
22 Sept 2026
The £29 Million Blind Spot: Why Returns Fraud Is a Boardroom Problem
Returns are meant to be easy for the customer. But that same convenience can hide a significant commercial problem. Host Aleksandra Romantseva, Head of Marketing at Reconomy's specialist brand ReBound, is joined by Wouter ten Hagelaar, ReBound's Product Manager, to break down returns fraud: how much it's really costing retailers, why so much of it goes unseen, and what a retailer can do about it starting this week. They discuss ReBound's analysis of 1 million returns, which found close to 4% ...
11 Aug 2026
Thread Talks: Unlocking Value from Post-consumer Textiles
In this episode of Thread Talks, part of the Circular Soundbites podcast from Reconomy, host Aimee Campanella (Development Director, Textiles EPR) sits down with Ross Barry, co-founder of resale platform Reskinned and Managing Director of LMB Textiles. Ross shares LMB's story, from his grandfather's post-war move into the London rag trade through decades of UK textile recycling and export, to today's resale and take-back markets. The conversation covers LMB's workwear repair programme with th...
14 Jul 2026
Thread Talks: How M&S is Scaling Take-Back, Repair and Reuse
In this episode of Thread Talks, part of the Circular Soundbites podcast, host Aimée Campanella, Reconomy's Development Director for Textiles EPR, is joined by Katherine Beacham, Head of Raw Materials, Packaging and Sustainability at Marks & Spencer. Katherine has spent 14 years at M&S, moving from fabric technologist to leading raw materials, packaging, and now ethical and responsible sourcing. In this conversation, she takes us through M&S's journey from Shwopping, the UK's firs...
23 Jun 2026
Thread Talks: From Rag Trade to Circular Systems
In this episode of Thread Talks, part of the Circular Soundbites podcast from Reconomy, host Aimee Campanella, Development Director for Textiles EPR, travels to Glasgow to meet Owen Ritchie, Managing Director of Clyde Recycling, as the family business marks its 40th anniversary. Owen traces a remarkable history, from his great-grandmother collecting clothing door to door across Glasgow's East End to a modern operation processing 100 tonnes of textiles every week, the equivalent of seven or ei...
15 May 2026
EPR Now: California's new Source Reduction Requirements
This episode of the Circular Soundbites "EPR Now" series covers California's new EPR source reduction rules. Environmental Compliance Coordinator Kristen Kelly explains key requirements, compliance pathways, and what producers need to do next to meet ambitious packaging reduction targets. Subscribe to our YouTube channel Explore our Media Library Learn about our Textile EPR services
5 May 2026
Thread Talks: Driving circularity through collaboration
Collaboration is one of the biggest challenges, and opportunities, in the transition to a circular textile economy. In this episode of Circular Soundbites: Thread Talks, Anaïs De Bergeyck, Policy Officer for Sustainable Businesses at Euratex, shares a Europe-wide perspective on how organisations can move beyond ambition and start delivering circular outcomes at scale. Across the textile value chain, progress is often slowed by fragmented systems, competitive silos, and a lack of shared infras...
28 Apr 2026
EPR Now: North America’s May 31st Packaging EPR Deadline
This episode of Circular Soundbites is part of our series “EPR Now.” In it, CEO of Reconomy’s comply division, Patrick Wiedemann, offers context surrounding the current situation producers face as they race to comply with packaging reporting deadlines. Subscribe to our YouTube channel Explore our Media Library Learn about our Textile EPR services
2 Apr 2026
Thread Talks: Policy and Aligned Regulation
In this episode, we chat to Ava Kenny-Colwell, the Compliance Manager at UKFT. UKFT takes centre stage in this episode as we chat about the latest global textile policy landscape. Even without mandatory UK EPR yet, brands face EU pressures like ESPR and national schemes. We will also share insights from France, California, and Australia. You'll share UKFT's view on what's shifting, what brands need to prep for, and how to avoid compliance pitfalls while driving real circularity. We'll c...
2 Mar 2026
Thread Talks: Building the backbone of circular textiles
The first episode in Circular Soundbites’ Thread Talks series features Alan Wheeler, one of the UK’s leading voices in textile recycling and circular policy. In this episode, Alan shares: The current state of textile recycling in the UKThe impact of upcoming textile Extended Producer Responsibility schemesThe role of policy in shaping reuse and recycling marketsGlobal trade dynamics affecting used textilesPractical steps needed to strengthen circular textile systemsAs the UK and EU accelerate...
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