Are performance apparel consumers ready for mono material garments?
Are performance apparel consumers ready for mono material garments? 73% of clothing ends up in landfill or is incinerated at the end of its useful life and only 1% of textiles are recycled into new fabrics. 28th May 2021 Report summary As pressures to recycle textiles and clothing continue to grow, problems are being encountered because recycling plants are unable to work with complex mixtures of fibres, dyes and finishing chemicals from which many garments are manufactured. The difficulties of recycling are compounded by the rise in popularity of stretch in garments as the rise has led to th...
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