In Zhejiang province, workers at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of China’s largest cotton recycling plants, feed discarded cotton clothing and bed linens into shredding machines. This is the first step in recycling textiles, a critical issue given that only 12% of global
In a landmark presentation at the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Forum, Valérie Boiten of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlined the crucial role of EPR in transitioning to a circular economy for textiles. Boiten emphasized the urgent need for a systemic shift in textile management, highlighting that approximately 12 million tonnes of textiles are introduced to