Textiles· 2022Q1· Review
A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and Challenges
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- 2022year
Short summary
75% of global textile waste is landfilled, with only 25% recycled or reused, highlighting the need for improved diversion strategies.
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Key points
- 75% of global textile waste is landfilled, while 25% is recycled or reused.
- Reuse is a more preferred option for textile waste management than recycling.
- Available and innovative technologies include anaerobic digestion, fermentation, composting, fiber regeneration, and thermal recovery.
- Key challenges include improving collection systems, automating sorting, and developing new recycling methods for blended fabrics.
- Implementing extended producer responsibility (EPR) and circular economy systems requires stakeholder consensus.
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Abstract
The expansion of clothing and textile industry and the fast fashion trend among consumers have caused a rapid global increase in textile waste in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream. Worldwide, 75% of textile waste is landfilled, while 25% is recycled or reused. Landfilling of textile waste is a prevalent option that is deemed unsustainable. Promoting an enhanced diversion of textile waste from landfills demands optimized reuse and recycling technologies. Reuse is the more preferred option compared with recycling. Various textile reuse and recycling technologies are available and progressively innovated to favor blended fabrics. This paper aims to establish reuse and recycling technologies (anaerobic digestion, fermentation, composting, fiber regeneration, and thermal recovery) to manage textile waste. Improved collection systems, automation of sorting, and discovering new technologies for textile recycling remains a challenge. Applying extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy and a circular economy system implies a holistic consensus among major stakeholders.
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