Circle Economy

Circle Economy has come up with the first-of-its-kind ‘Circularity Gap Report’ that examines how materials flow throughout the entire textile value chain, from design to post-consumer management. It explores how materials are extracted, transformed and managed at their end-of-life—from cotton farming and petrochemical production to spinning, weaving and dyeing to product assembly and distribution—and delves into the resource and energy inputs of each stage.

There is feasibility and value in engaging in circular, textile-to-textile recycling systems for cotton, as also benefits for all involved stakeholders, affirms Accelerating Circularity's much-anticipated Global Cotton Report.

A recent study has mapped material flows across London's fashion supply chain, identifying where carbon hotspots occur and shows that fashion makes a significant contribution to the city’s consumption-based emissions associated with the stuff are used. 

‘Affordable’ retailer Primark is inching closer to its ambitious move towards a more circular future with the launch of its first ever collection that promises enhanced durability and recyclability.

In an attempt to inform decisions to unlock necessary investments and actions to scale collection, sorting and recycling innovations in North America, Fashion for Good has launched its Sorting for Circularity USA Project.

A report from the Sorting for Circularity Europe project says that as much as 74%—a total of 494,000 tonnes—of low-value, post-consumer textiles is readily available for fibre-to-fibre recycling in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. texfash.com reports.