Green Gear Alliance: The industry initiative for collecting and processing workwear, safety footwear, and other PPE
As of March 18, the Circular Footwear Alliance (CFA) will merge with several other collection initiatives, expanding its scope to include workwear and other PPE.
The CFA will continue under the new name: Green Gear Alliance (GGA). This collaboration is a major step toward a more sustainable future and a simplified collection process.
Important: Until the official launch in March, the CFA will continue to only accept collection boxes containing safety footwear!
Green Gear Alliance: One collection colution for all PPE
The Green Gear Alliance is an industry-wide solution for collecting, dismantling, and recycling used workwear, safety footwear, and other personal protective equipment (PPE). The goal is to transform old products into new raw materials. The GGA brings together proven collection services such as Circular Footwear Alliance, HAVEP Collect & Recycle, and Return logistics of Fristads and Snickers Workwear. This unified approach is designed to make collection simpler and more efficient for all stakeholders.
* Participating producers: Allshoes Safety Footwear, EMMA Safety Footwear, Fristads Workwear – Benelux, HAVEP Workwear / Protective wear, Hultafors Group Netherlands BV, Hydrowear, Snickers Workwear, Steel Blue
* Participating sponsors: Grisport, Hawedo B.V., Lemaitre Sécurité
What will this mean for you as a collection point?
Starting from the transition (mid-March 2025)
- One collection box for all your PPE
- Inisight into your sustainable impact
- Your CFA-account will automatically be converted to a GGA account
For more news and updates, keep an eye on our website and LinkedIn page or send an email to info@greengearalliance.eu
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I participate?
Register from March 18 at www.greengearalliance.eu, create an account, and order your first collection materials!
If you cannot wait, registrations via www.cfalliance.eu will be automatically transferred to the new platform after March 18th.
Send an email to info@greengearalliance.eu and schedule an introduction.
Send an email to info@greengearalliance.eu and indicate your interest in the GGA.
Collection
Work clothing, (paired) work shoes and boots, (paired) work gloves, helmets (usable), safety vests, safety glasses, usable belts, and bags.
Consumer textiles such as everyday clothing or sports shoes, wet or heavily soiled clothing, chemically contaminated PPE should never be placed in a GGA box.
Everyone can order our collection materials. Our standard collection solutions consist of BigBags and MiniBags. Check the CFA collection materials for reference. If you have a volume greater than 200 kg that you want to register for return, it is best to contact the GGA directly.
Transition to the GGA
The expected start date for the new collection service to be operational is March 18.
No, the GGA is not a new initiative but a merger of existing collection services.
Only after the launch date of March 18 can you register boxes with work clothing, work shoes, and other PPE with the GGA for collection. Until this date, use the current collection service as you do now.
Yes, they are still usable, even after the launch date of March 18.
Your account will be automatically transferred to the Green Gear Alliance environment. You don’t need to do anything.
You can continue to use your current collection materials. Your account with HAVEP Collect & Recycle will eventually be transferred to the GGA service. This will happen after the launch on March 18, and you will be notified. New collection materials will be ordered from the GGA.
You can continue to use your current collection materials. Your account with Fristads and Snickers Return Logistics will eventually be transferred to the GGA service. Your collection box will also be exchanged for this. This will happen after the launch on March 18, and you will be notified. New collection materials will be ordered from the GGA.
Yes, in the months following the launch, we will transfer the data of your collection history to the new environment.
Costs for collection points
The GGA aims to keep the costs the same as those of the collection materials currently used by the CFA. Check the CFA collection materials here. Price changes will always be communicated in advance.
Insight into impact
Yes! You will get insight into your collected kilos via a personal dashboard. The data will be updated after our sorter has received your return shipment.
Processing of collected products
The collected products are picked up by DHL. They are then taken to a sorting center, where the products are sorted into different streams. The GGA works with recycling partner FastFeetGrinded, who processes the shoes, and a textile and plastic recycler. The products are recycled as high-quality as possible with current technology.
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