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Textiles
Circular Economy for Textiles
Textile waste comprises a rapidly growing fraction of the world’s waste stream and contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, only a very small fraction of textile waste is reclaimed and recycled, and NIST is exploring how to increase this fraction and make the textile and fiber industry more circular.
- Workshop: Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles
- Report: Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles Report
- Point of contact: Amanda Forster
Created January 2, 2023, Updated January 3, 2023