CLOTHING AND TEXTILE RECYCLING BRIEFING RECYCLING TEXTILES: INDUSTRY MOVES TOWARDS CLOSING THE LOOP
January 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WITH fast fashion and quick turnover key commercial ingredients of today's garment and apparel industry, excess textile production is prompting the sector to gravitate towards more recycling and reuse of materials, to conserve energy, increase sustainability and lower raw material costs.
"Fast fashion and low-quality production results in consumers valuing garments less, and disposing of clothing more often," said Caroline Bartlett, technical consultant at UK research and consulting firm Oakdene Hollins. As of 2009, she said, Britain ...
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