The global textile and clothing recycling market is entering a pivotal transformation. With waste volumes soaring and recycling rates still low, new industrial technologies, circular economy policies, and global regulations are reshaping the sector’s future.
Japan is accelerating its fight against fashion waste by targeting a 25 percent reduction in clothing waste by 2030, focusing on recycling, reuse, and circular fashion systems.
Recycled polyester is sold as fashion’s sustainable solution, but new evidence shows it may release more microplastics than virgin fabric, deepening an invisible global pollution crisis.
Global athletics powerhouse Nike has partnered with Loop Industries in a multi-year agreement to source the “Twist” circular polyester resin made from textile waste, anchoring a new manufacturing facility in India and driving major environmental impact in the fashion supply chain.
