60+ Years Collective
Experience in the
Textile Industry

Keeping textiles out of landfill, whilst
investing in circular solutions
Tonne by tonne, the mission is simple but monumental – Keep textiles out of landfill, waterways, bodies of water and burn-pits, while working with partners to find circular solutions for textile waste.
Unfortunately, the textile industry is still the second largest polluting sector in the world. However, many who work in the industry, the sector and related fields, are collaborating in research, development, innovation and sustainability, to remove this mantle from the industry and offer pathways for textile waste to become a resource.
By recycling textile waste we are able to reduce the amount of water and energy used in producing virgin products. The use of recycled fibres is the key to change.

Our Story

What began with a Textile Engineer and Fashion Executive in shared dismay at the amount of textile waste entering landfill has, over a decade later, become a multifaceted and dynamic business led by founders Ben Kaminsky and Maureen Taylor.

Boasting a diverse array of data-driven and sustainable solutions, from TRAKS to compostable plastics, Textile Recyclers Group (TRG) gives your waste a second life.

At TRG, textiles are a resource, not waste.
Alongside a wide range of partners, whether that’s local governments, ALDI, Armadillo, Country Road, Seed, Coco Republic or UNIQLO, TRG is preventing tonne after tonne from entering landfill.
Our services remain convenient. Cost-effective. Circular. And above all, accountable.
TRG provides traceable material pathways, ensuring every step is ethical and transparent.
Our services include apparel, uniform and furnishing recycling.
Government and community projects.
Compostable plastic packaging.
Take-back services.
Research and development.

With more than one million kilos of textiles saved and over 200 clients supported by TRG, the fight to close the loop on textile waste continues.
Whether you are a global fashion giant or a local legend looking to dispose of textile waste, contact us now to start a conversation and avoid landfill with our cost-conscious and eco-friendly solutions.

After more than a decade leading textile recycling in Australia, our impact became undeniable, but so did the opportunity. What began as a local initiative grew into a scalable, systems-driven solution for a global challenge.
To reflect this, we became Textile Recyclers Group (TRG) — a name that signals our expanded vision and readiness to operate across industries & technologies. Our rebrand marks a renewed commitment to delivering sustainable innovation at scale, offering our partners, from brands to governments, a trusted path to circularity, transparency, and measurable impact.

Founders
of TRG

Maureen and Ben are the heart of
TRG – they are driven by purpose
and hard work, always finding ways
to make textile waste an asset.

Maureen Taylor

Co-founder/Director

Maureen has always loved the way things work. Her experience as dyehouse technician, textile engineer, buyer and R&D manager gives her a unique set of expert qualities.

What she has gained over the past 30+ years

  • Insight into textile composition and deconstruction
  • Knowledge of pigments and dyes
  • Strong relationships with suppliers and buyers across the supply chain
  • Being known as a straight shooter who just wants to get the job done!
  • Maureen is a recognised Partner Investigator with the Australian research Council

Ben Kaminsky

Co-founder/Director

Ben’s love of textiles stems from working in the local family manufacturing facility. Gaining experience from development through to final garment, he then turned his entrepreneurial eye to the business of fashion.

What he has gained over the past 30 +years

  • Strong long term supplier relationships across Japan, China, India and other Asian countries
  • Genuine network of textile brand owners across Australia
  • Long standing relationships with academia and government
  • And just being known as an all round good guy!

Acknowledgement of
Traditional Custodians

Textile Recyclers Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate indigenous history, the diversity of its people and their important ongoing connections to Country.

Our Charities

TRG proudly supports various charities and fundraising activities within the community, providing financial, practical and hands-on assistance.

TRG’s ongoing commitment to community and social charities reflects our company values. We are passionate about the environment and the community, giving back and paying forward.

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Our Partners

Our partners include fashion, uniform and furnishings stakeholders to collaborators in development and innovation. These partners care that textiles have a second life in the forms of recycling and upcycling.

We support our customers to take back, shred, and process textile waste for new-life options, collecting textile waste via bags, boxes and bins. Whether it be fashion, fabric, flooring mats or flags, TRG has ready-made sustainability solutions, or if you need a certain special something, TRG can ‘Taylor (& Kaminsky),’ a bespoke solution to meet your needs.

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Our Depth of Knowledge Supports a Circular Textile Industry

From Qantas uniform development to Bonds
Hypercolour technology, to recycling textiles
when no one knew how to!

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