Reverse Resources

Reverse Resources is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that digitises textile waste flows, matches textile waste with appropriate recycling solutions, and connects manufacturers, recyclers and brands to scale textile-to-textile recycling. The platform provides a waste-mapping dashboard and tools for traceability and collaboration across supply chains.

Circularity Relevance

Core

Platform explicitly designed to enable textile-to-textile recycling and match waste with recycling solutions.

Circular Role

DirectEnabler

Platform directly facilitates matching, tracking and trading of textile waste between manufacturers, recyclers and brands.

Circular Type

Marketplace

• Materials

• B2B

Platform matches textile waste (materials) to recyclers and solutions; functions as a B2B marketplace/matchmaking service. 'Marketplace' chosen because the site describes matching and trading of waste flows; inference based on platform features.

R Strategy

R8 - Recycle, R3 - Reuse

Primary: material recycling (textile-to-textile) is explicitly stated. Secondary: platform capabilities (matching and redistribution) can support reuse/repurposing but site emphasises recycling, so reuse is a secondary inference.

Circular Business Model

Industrial Symbiosis / By-product Exchange, Circular Logistics

Platform matches waste streams (by-product exchange/industrial symbiosis) and coordinates movement/collection of waste between actors (circular logistics). Classification inferred from service description on website.

Organisational Type

ForProfit

Operates a commercial SaaS platform, advertises careers and a commercial dashboard; external profiles treat it as a company.

Sector

Fashion & Textiles

Company website describes itself as digitising textile waste flows and working with global fashion brands; corroborated by Fashion for Good and e-Estonia profiles.

Geographical Reach

Global

• Estonia

Website states a network spanning the globe and lists operations/partners across 37 countries and global brands.

Hardware Component

None

Service is delivered as SaaS; no specialised hardware is supplied or required according to website.

Tech Map Relevance

Reverse Resources is explicitly a SaaS platform to match textile waste with recycling solutions and to digitise textile-to-textile recycling flows - directly relevant to the Circular Tech Map. Evidence: company website and corroborating industry sources.

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Added: 07 Jun 2024

Updated: 21 Sept 2025