ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS MAYBE KEY TO TEXTILE RECYCLING
July 22nd, 2024
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe could help its long-established and highly regarded textile sector to boost its sustainability and ability to recycle materials. With the European Union (EU) generating some 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste per year, (1), the European Commission has been pushing the sector to improve its recycling, just as the EU has passed a groundbreaking regulation, in force from July 12, law designed to encourage AI and its ethical use (2). The EU wants AI to contribute to a wide range of environmental benefits ...
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