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Sep

Textile waste and recycling: challenges and opportunities

In 2022, the United Kingdom generated about 1.45 million tonnes of used textiles. The environmental impact of textile consumption in the UK is significant, with carbon and water footprints reaching 32.9 million tonnes of CO2e and 4.98 billion cubic meters of water, respectively. Let’s bear in mind that almost 60% of fibres produced annually worldwide […]