Under Pressure, Consumers Push the Apparel Industry to More Viable Sustainable Practices
Solvent-based textile recycling technologies are unlikely to be widespread until closer to 2030, and investment is needed in currently nonexistent infrastructure, according to Lux Research
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BOSTON, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
As climate change concerns are moving to the forefront of consumer minds, the apparel industry has been under pressure to adopt sustainable practices. In the apparel industry, it is critical to develop robust textile recovery infrastructure and scale up textile recycling technologies that can handle mixed post-consumer textile waste, according to a new analysis from Lux Research, a leading provider of tech-enabled research and innovation advisory services.