Connects the pathway
Connects collection, sorting, processing and reporting so every hand-off can be followed in one operating view.
ēkot Circular Solutions · Aotearoa New Zealand
Textile-first evidence
for circular decisions.
Know every material. Maximise every resource.
ēkotrace is the evidence and operating layer that connects collection → sorting → processing → reporting. It preserves identity in one reviewable, evidence-bound thread from hand-offs → evidence → methods → outcomes. Built for bounded pilots, it gives teams a credible record to review before a pathway is ready to scale.
What ēkotrace does
Preserves identity
Keeps hand-offs, evidence, methods and outcomes together in one reviewable, evidence-bound thread.
Makes outcomes useful
Turns recorded material movements into cited carbon calculations, Materials Statements and reports people can review.
The first bounded proof stream
Post-consumer textiles first.
Textile-first circular evidence is where ēkotrace starts: a defined feedstock, a named hand-off, a documented sorting and processing method, and an outcome someone else can review.
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Hand-offs
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Evidence
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Methods
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Outcomes
Other material streams remain exploratory until a feedstock, partner pathway, evidence boundary and intended outcome are agreed.
Tools for evidence review, a pathway to scale
Reviewable records and cited assumptions for discussion with retailers, brands, councils and their independent reviewers.
Tamper-evident record chain
Every event is linked into a reviewable record in production — not on a roadmap.
Public record verifier
Anyone can check the linked record, no account required.
Cited carbon factors
MfE 2025 emission factors, source-cited on every figure.
Transparent posture
Sub-processors, data flows and status published openly.
Full security & compliance posture, honestly stated → Trust Centre
Track it. Trust it. Transform it.
Make your next ESG report easier to review.
Can its evidence be independently assessed?
Begin with reviewable, hash-linked records and clearly stated calculation assumptions. Independent review, physical custody evidence and any required assurance or certification must be established separately. Start with a 30-day waste audit to scope the evidence a future pilot would need.
The ēkot hub
One circular system. Two ways in.
ēkotrace records the evidence. ēkotrace to Community connects people, households, op shops and organisations to practical pathways, learning and pilot conversations.
For organisations
Reviewable evidence
Chain of custody, material provenance and reporting for pilots and operations.
You are here →For people, op shops and connectors
Participation, education and introductions
Find a household pathway, explore shared-value partner access, host local action or connect a decision-maker to a pilot.
Explore Community →"Material intelligence can guide a decision. Reviewable evidence shows what happened next — that is the layer ēkotrace exists to build."
— ēkot Circular Solutions Ltd, 2026
Proof, not promises
Verify a record yourself — right now
Every ēkotrace ledger record is linked in a tamper-evident hash chain. Paste a ticket ID and the verifier recomputes the recorded links. This confirms record integrity only, not the physical material, custody or outcome.
No ID handy? — a real 42.5 kg soft-plastics deposit on the production ledger.
Full verifier with record journey at ekotrace — /verify
Material pathways
Textiles remain the primary proof stream. Explore the evidence context for textiles, then see which other streams are still exploratory.
Other material streams under exploration
Textiles are the fastest-tightening compliance frontier — the EU is legislating traceability into the supply chain.
Fashion runs on volume, and most of that volume ends its life untracked. Globally, an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste is generated every year, and the dominant destinations are still landfill and incineration. Regulators are responding: the EU’s textile strategy and Digital Product Passport will require brands to evidence what happens to their products and offcuts. In New Zealand, around 107,000 tonnes of textiles go to landfill each year — 78% of all textile waste — while the retailers sending it face growing ESG disclosure expectations. The problem isn’t only the waste; it’s that almost none of its fate can currently be independently verified.
Global
92 million t / yr
textile waste generated
Source: Global Fashion Agenda, Pulse of the Fashion Industry (2017); cited by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
European Union
12.6 million t / yr
textile waste generated
Source: European Commission, EU Strategy for Sustainable & Circular Textiles
China
26+ million t / yr
clothing discarded annually (largest generator in Asia-Pacific)
Source: Chinese government statistics, as reported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation coverage
Australia
≈800,000 t / yr
textile waste generated
Source: The Australia Institute (2024) / National Waste Report
New Zealand
107,000 t / yr
textiles to landfill (78% of all textile waste)
Source: Eunomia / Textile Advisory Group (2026)
Published figures and indicators from the cited sources; methodologies, scopes and reference years vary by region. The figures provide context only and do not establish a live ēkot material pathway, partner or processing facility.
Standards and frameworks we reference
This index collects possible design references, policy context and input sources. Pick a region to filter the list; this is not a standards gap assessment or a determination of which rules apply to your organisation.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation — Circular Economy & Fashion principles· ReferenceISO 59014:2024 — Recovery of secondary materials· Reference onlyISO 59020:2024 — Circularity measurement· Reference onlyISO 14064-1:2018 — Organisation-level GHG inventories· Reference onlyGHG Protocol Scope 3· Reference onlyGS1 Digital Link· Reference only
Status labels describe how ēkotrace uses each source: reference, input, or policy context. They indicate design intent only — not certification, compliance, endorsement, or legal advice. Open each source directly.
Inside the platform
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Batch Management
Per-batch chain of custody · fibre composition · recycled content · recorded diversion.
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Pipeline Digital Twin
Real-time view from collection through sort, reprocess, CRM and deployment.
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Live QR Intake
Donor and depot capture interface · per-item provenance from the first scan.
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Construction Gate Twin
Trucks-in / trucks-out gate-mass simulator · AI weighbridge-ticket OCR · tamper-evident record chain.
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Value Chain Map
Stakeholders, material flows and revenue points across the circular textile economy.
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Carbon Impact View
Indicative avoided-emissions estimates · uses a cited MfE 2025 factor.
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Public documents
The rest of the ēkotrace platform sits behind authentication (it processes commercial-confidential client data). These pages are public so that reviewers, procurement teams and regulators can verify our posture without an account.
- → AI Use Statement (v1.0) — what AI we use, what data flows through it, what doesn't.
- → The 30-Day Waste Audit — landing page for retailers considering a pilot.
- → Trust Centre — security & compliance posture, sub-processors, responsible disclosure.
Talk to us
Pilots, partnerships, procurement reviews, investment conversations. Get in touch with the ēkot team.
connection@ekot.nz