Science & Tech Spotlight: Textile Recycling Technologies
Science & Tech Spotlight: Textile Recycling Technologies, Report no GAO-24-107486, Jul 2024
The U.S. is one of the top consumers of textiles in the world, and clothing brands produce approximately twice the amount of clothing today compared to 2 decades ago. Driven by fast fashion—the mass production and consumption of low-cost clothing—consumers are now wearing clothes fewer times before disposing of them. This has significant environmental implications, including discarded clothing being the largest source of household textile waste. Recycling can help divert textile waste from landfills and into useful applications.
Publication type:
project report
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2024-07
Publication URL:
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107486.pdf
Institute:
Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (STAA)
Country:
United States of America
Project:
Science & Tech Spotlight: Textile Recycling Technologies (STAA)

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