The waste hierarchy pyramid is a is a set of 5 or 6 priorities for the efficient use of resources. It can be easily implemented by the textile industry
The waste hierarchy pyramid is a is a set of 5 or 6 priorities for the efficient use of resources. It can be easily implemented by the textile industry
choosing between chemical and mechanical textiles recycling depends on the type of fiber and whether the textile is blended or not.
Mechanical recycling is often used to recycle natural textiles. It can be used for synthetic textiles, but the waste stream is rarely textiles.
Chemical recycling is a solution to recycle textile waste and create new textiles. Innovative companies have solutions to textiles being dumped in landfills
Recycled fibers from plastic bottles and fishing nets do not necessarily support the New Textiles Economy because textiles are not used as the waste source.
Recycling is the act of taking waste and making it into a new material that has value, thereby preventing that waste from entering the landfill. Many different materials can, and SHOULD be recycled, including plastics, paper, metals etc. Creating new fibers from textile waste closes the loop and supports the circular economy. Recycled fibers can be […]
The new Circular Design Tool by Nike can be mapped effortlessly to my New Textiles Economy blog series and shows great overlap by industry thought leaders.
The focus of this blog is to share examples of innovations in resource efficiency, waste reduction, and products made using renewable inputs.
Recycling old textiles into new textiles is one way of reducing waste. However, scaling textile recycling will require coordination between designers, buyers, collectors and recyclers. I have written about how to increase clothing utilization, a strategy that is preferable to buying clothes and recycling them at the end of their useful life. However, recycling is […]
Clothing utilization must increase if we are to achieve a new textiles economy, i.e., one that is founded on circular systems Some facts According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation textiles report Clothing production has doubled in the past 15 years driven by a growing middle class and people spending more on clothes. Clothing utilization has […]
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