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Circular Textiles Fund

Initiative / Circular Textiles Fund

25 June 2022

3 minutes

With textiles responsible for such a significant chunk of the carbon footprint of Scotland’s household waste it’s vital that it moves away from a throwaway approach to products and materials and make things last instead. The Circular Textiles Fund is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to be part of the solution. (Left to right: Rebekah Chapman - Kalopsia, Lorna Slater - Minister for the Circular Economy, Iain Gulland - Zero Waste Scotland).

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