SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS AIM TO FACILITATE TEXTILE RECYCLING IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY
January 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
REUSING and reprocessing clothing, fibres and scraps is an effective way to create sustainability in the apparel industry - however, textile recycling is currently facing barriers associated with cost, time, and technology. But, with sustainability gaining increasing importance in every industry, many services are being offered by both apparel manufacturers and other clothing and sector organisations to help improve recycling outputs.
Facilitating textile sorting is a huge step towards improving the efficiency of textile recycling, according to ...
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