A team of Indian and Swedish experts from academia and industry will jointly organise a multi-stakeholder hybrid event on Textile Recycling. On 9th February, a team…
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Textile recycling has a huge potential as developed countries (particularly in Europe) are forcing textile brands to incorporate certain amount of post-consumer waste (regenerated fibres) in…
In this interview, Pankaj Bajaj, Director, Bajaj Industries Pvt Ltd, elaborates on new opportunities for the company in the textile industry. Over the last five decades,…
There are many brands and retailers who claim that their merchandise are made of or contains recycled fibres. In this article, Dr Prabir Jana explains in…
With the support of GIZ, ABFRL along with the Indian industry players will be able to leverage circular business practices and adopt complex processes that are…
Though textiles and apparels sector is a huge industry worth $1.5 trillion, it also accounts for about 10% of the global greenhouse gas emissions. By focusing…
Textile value chain is one of the worst solid waste generator and liquid effluent discharger. Polyester is the largest consumed textile fibre and owing to its non-biodegradability poses major eco concern. Recycling provides feasible option of reduction at source and consumption of waste, say Dr Ashok Athalye and Aakriti Mohanty.