Textile Waste?

Textile waste is all types of discarded textiles that cannot be used in their current form. It can, for example, be clothes, bedding, curtains, tablecloths and much more. The textile waste can also be residual products from textile production, e.g. clippings and other non-usable textiles.

There can be many reasons for discarding textiles. It can, for example, concerns worn, damaged and torn textiles, textiles with faults, clippings and other unusable textiles, discontinued styles etc.

According to a report from McKinsey, every single European produces more than 15 kg of textile waste per year. And the vast majority of this waste is burned or ends up in large landfills around the world.

There is thus ample opportunity to ensure more sustainable handling, so that the textile waste can instead become a resource.