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BioFibreLoop Leading Towards a Circular and Sustainable Textile Industry in Europe

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RISE: Sustainability Solutions – Manufacturing More with Less

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Transformation of Textiles and Fashion Industry by Circular Design Process

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The BioFibreLoop partners at the kick-off event at DITF.

The German Institute of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) is coordinating a research project, funded as part of the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program, that aims to develop recyclable outdoor and work clothing made from renewable bio-based materials. The project has been named BioFibreLoop, and the kick-off event took place in …

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Sustainability solutions is in focus at the RISE conference this week.

RISE is the sustainability platform for emerging and nascent technologies in nonwovens. Held at the James B. Hunt. Jr. Library, North Carolina State’s award-winning library, in Raleigh, North Carolina on October 1-2, 2024, thought leaders spanning the entire supply chain will converge to discuss cutting-edge advancements and research. At RISE®, innovation merges with tangible real-world …

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IFF World System Model (Hodgson, 2011) merging with Sustainability Development Goals. Adapted by Daniel Aeschbacher (2023)

One in eight workers of the total global workforce of 3.5 milliards is involved in the textiles and fashion business. The three billion mostly very small enterprises generate between $ 1.7 to $2.5 trillion in revenue (depending on the source of the data). From 2023 to 2030 the business is projected to grow by 7.6% …

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AIMPLAS pilot plant extruders used in the thermo-mechanical recycling process of textiles.

Known for its rapid production and consumption cycle, the textile industry currently generates between seven and 7.5 million tonnes of textile waste per year in the European Union (EU-27 and Switzerland). This is equivalent to more than 15 kg of textile waste per person per year. As recently indicated in the Mc-Kinsey report, approximately 85% …

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Lycra T400 EcoMade stretch fiber. Photo courtesy of The Lycra Company

Commercial Recycling of Textile Materials That Contain Elastane Presents a Number of Challenges, Especially Ahead of the EU’s Forthcoming Directive on Used Textiles Each person in Europe gen-erates on average around 15 kg of textile waste each year, mostly used clothing and home textiles, which creates disposal problems, either by incineration or landfill, both inside …

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