A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and Challenges
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-b579291c5c4b4ea5b4de95c3e5866f542023-11-30T22:37:44ZengMDPI AGTextiles2673-72482022-03-012117418810.3390/textiles2010010A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and ChallengesJeanger P. Juanga-Labayen0Ildefonso V. Labayen1Qiuyan Yuan2College of Industrial Technology, Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Talisay City 6115, Negros Occidental, PhilippinesManufacturing Engineering Technology, Technological University of the Philippines Visayas, Talisay City 6115, Negros Occidental, PhilippinesEnvironmental Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, CanadaThe 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7248/2/1/10textile wastereuse and recyclingmunicipal solid wastecompostingsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Jeanger P. Juanga-Labayen Ildefonso V. Labayen Qiuyan Yuan A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and Challenges Textiles textile waste reuse and recycling municipal solid waste composting sustainability |
| title | A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and Challenges |
| title_full | A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and Challenges |
| title_fullStr | A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and Challenges |
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| title_short | A Review on Textile Recycling Practices and Challenges |
| title_sort | review on textile recycling practices and challenges |
| topic | textile waste reuse and recycling municipal solid waste composting sustainability |
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