White Paper on Textile Fibre Recycling Technologies

Birgit Stubbe (), Stijn Van Vrekhem, Sofie Huysman, Rémi G. Tilkin, Isabel De Schrijver and Myriam Vanneste
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Birgit Stubbe: Centexbel, Technologiepark 70, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Stijn Van Vrekhem: Centexbel, Technologiepark 70, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Sofie Huysman: Centexbel, Technologiepark 70, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Rémi G. Tilkin: Centexbel, Technologiepark 70, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Isabel De Schrijver: Centexbel, Technologiepark 70, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Myriam Vanneste: Centexbel, Technologiepark 70, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-24

Abstract: As both governments and customers push for sustainable and recyclable textile products, textile companies will have to change their linear business model to a circular one. The aim of the present work is to help these companies take action by providing an update of the state-of-the-art of textile recycling technologies. Extensive desktop research was performed in order to prepare an overview of existing textile recycling technologies, their current state, and projected developments, also including facilitating technologies for sorting and disintegration of textile products, as well as virtual platforms that connect stakeholders and inform consumers.

Keywords: textile recycling; fibre-to-fibre recycling; textile sorting; textile disassembly; digital textile platforms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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