TISSECO

What TISSECO does

Tisseco Solidaire is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2010, operating in the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) sector at the intersection of textile recycling and professional insertion. The organization runs 850+ textile collection points across Île-de-France and processes approximately 1,000-3,000+ tonnes of textiles annually. A central sorting center in Roissy-en-Brie categorizes incoming textiles into four pathways: resale through solidarity boutiques under the Fripe Avenue brand, repair and upcycling at a 10-person Atelier Couture, conversion into industrial cleaning cloths (chiffons), or routing to unraveling (effilochage) centers. The organization also offers a corporate uniform de-logoting service enabling companies to recycle branded workwear in compliance with branding guidelines.

The company's core mission is to transform textile donations into employment opportunities for people in precarious situations. Tisseco funds insertion contracts (CDDI) typically lasting 10-24 months and has supported 325 people on employment pathways since 2010, reporting a 70% positive exit rate. Referral partners such as Initiatives77 channel job seekers — including RSA beneficiaries, refugees, and individuals in complex life situations — into roles in sorting, order preparation, sewing, and boutique logistics. Programs also include French language training (FLE) and life-skills support. In 2025 the organization financed 60+ jobs through donations alone.

Tisseco Solidaire monetizes operations through multiple revenue streams: low-priced resale of sorted textiles at Fripe Avenue boutiques, B2B sales of chiffon cleaning cloths, custom enterprise orders (reusable bags, alterations, de-logoting), and an 18-workshop educational catalog sold to companies, municipalities, schools, and associations for RSE (corporate social responsibility) programming. Government CDDI subsidies partially fund insertion roles. The organization also maintains Refashion integration, the official French eco-organization for textile end-of-life management, anchoring its role in the regulatory compliance chain under the AGEC anti-waste law. Distribution spans digital channels (website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, a June 2026 newsletter) and physical channels (the bornes, mobile collection events, home pickup, and solidary boutiques).

Name

TISSECO

Legal name

Tisseco Solidaire

Website

https://tisseco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tisseco Solidaire is a French non-profit association founded in 2010 that operates 850+ textile collection points across Île-de-France, recycling roughly 1,000-3,000+ tonnes annually while funding CDDI insertion contracts for people in precarious situations, serving individual donors, corporations, schools, and partner organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Recycling & Social Insertion Services

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (315250), Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors (315210)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130), Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390)

akta.pro primary industry

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Textile & Apparel Recycling and Sorting (Non-E-waste) (BPALADAL), Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation) (EUAIANAJ), Apparel Alterations, Repair & Circular Manufacturing (Remake/Upcycle) (CRAAAAAO), Deadstock & Overproduction Management (Resale/Repurpose/Inventory Liquidation) (IMAOAMAL)

Keywords

• Textile recycling services
• Social insertion programs
• Circular economy services
• Clothing collection network
• Corporate RSE partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Roissy-en-Brie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Clothing Sales (Boutiques): Textiles in excellent condition are sold at low prices in solidarity boutiques (Fripe Avenue), generating revenue to fund insertion activities and professional training programs.
2. Chiffon Production Sales: Non-reusable textiles are transformed into industrial cleaning cloths (chiffons) which are sold to businesses. These cloths are more absorbent than paper towels and more eco-friendly.
3. Workshop Services: 18 different textile recycling awareness workshops offered to companies, municipalities, schools, and associations. Revenue-generating service that also supports RSE commitments of corporate partners.
4. Couture Workshop Orders: Custom orders for businesses including reusable bags made from recycled fabric, de-logoting services, uniform alterations, repairs, and clothing customization for employees.
5. Government Subsidies (Insertion Contracts): Revenue from CDDI (Contrats à Durée Déterminée d'Insertion) - subsidized insertion contracts partially funded by government programs to support employment of people in precarious situations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tisseco Solidaire collects used textiles through a network of 850+ collection points across Île-de-France, sorts them at a dedicated center, and routes items through four pathways: resale at solidarity boutiques (Fripe Avenue), repair at a 10-person sewing workshop, conversion into industrial cleaning cloths (chiffons), or delivery to shredding centers. Revenues from resale and recycling fund professional insertion contracts (CDDI) of 10–24 months for people in precarious situations, supported by training in sorting, sewing, logistics, and French language instruction.

Product overview

Tisseco Solidaire operates a comprehensive textile recycling and social insertion ecosystem centered on its network of 850+ collection points across Île-de-France, a textile sorting center, and a 10-person sewing workshop. The company offers 18 educational awareness workshops, mobile collection services, and corporate partnership programs. Revenues from clothing resale and recycling fund professional integration programs lasting 10-24 months, supporting unemployed individuals—including RSA beneficiaries in Seine-et-Marne—with job placement, training, and French language courses. The company also runs a community membership program (Ecotisseur) and an artistic project (L'Exil Avec Toi) for refugee storytelling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zoom - L'Exil Avec Toi: An artistic project accompanying refugees and helping them tell their stories through a painting and photo exhibition.

Products and services

• Bornes de collecte (Textile Collection Boxes) 850+ permanent collection points distributed across Île-de-France that enable individual donors to drop off clothing, household linens, shoes, and accessories 24/7 for recycling and reuse.
• Centre de tri textile (Sorting Center)
• Atelier Couture (Sewing Workshop)
• Boutiques solidaires Fripe Avenue (Solidarity Boutiques)
• Production de chiffons industriels (Cleaning Cloth Production)
• Collectes Mobiles (Mobile Collection Events)
• Ateliers de sensibilisation au recyclage textile (Awareness Workshops)
• Services aux entreprises (Corporate Partnership Services)
• Parcours d'insertion professionnelle (Professional Insertion Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• 325 people placed on employment path since 2010
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Initiatives77coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInitiatives77 is a referral partner that sends job seekers in precarious situations to Tisseco Solidaire for insertion programs. Rachida was referred through Initiatives77 in March 2024 and successfully entered a CDDI (insertion contract) at Tisseco.
• Zoom Tisseco (L'Exil Avec Toi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtistic project accompanying refugees and helping them tell their stories through painting and photo exhibitions. An initiative related to Tisseco focusing on social integration through artistic expression.
• RefashioncoreOthersEco-organization coordinating clothing and textile end-of-life management in France. Tisseco operates as a collection point linked to Refashion's network, collecting and sorting textiles that are then processed through their recycling channels.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Relais: Le Relais is France's largest textile-recycling social-insertion operator, running collection, sorting, repair and resale under the same circular model as Tisseco. Highly comparable: French non-profit, CDDI-style insertion workforce, and direct competition for corporate textile-recycling contracts and Île-de-France/regional collection density.
• Emmaüs France: Emmaüs operates a national network of community-based textile collection, sorting, and resale with social-insertion objectives. Comparable to Tisseco in combining second-hand resale, repair/upcycling, and employment support for vulnerable populations across France.
• Phénix: Phénix is a French company specializing in recovering unsold corporate inventory and textiles, with resale and recycling channels. Directly comparable to Tisseco on the corporate-services side (de-branding, unsold-inventory recovery, RSE partnerships) and competing for the same B2B textile-waste clients.
• Les Restos du Cœur: Les Restos du Cœur operates clothing collection and second-hand redistribution as part of its broader anti-poverty mission. Comparable to Tisseco in providing textile reuse pathways serving low-income populations in France, though with a broader food-aid focus.
• Humana France: Humana France operates a textile collection network and second-hand resale boutiques as part of an international social-insertion enterprise. Comparable business model (donation collection, sorting, resale funding social programs) and overlapping donor base in France.
• Secours Populaire Français: Secours Populaire collects, sorts, and redistributes clothing to people in precarious situations through its national network of branches. Comparable to Tisseco in the social-solidarity textile collection and resale model, though with a wider volunteer-driven footprint.

Others

• Refashion: Refashion is the French eco-organization coordinating textile EPR compliance and end-of-life processing, of which Tisseco is an affiliated sorting/collection partner. Included as an adjacent player because it sets the regulatory and downstream-offtake framework that defines Tisseco's operating economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TissecoSolidaire
• Facebookfacebook.com/tissecosolidaire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tisseco
• Instagraminstagram.com/tissecosolidaire

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