H&M-backed study unravels fashion industry's recycling claims
9 dec. 2024
13:33
Just 0.3 percent of textile materials come from recycled sources, according to a damning new study of the fashion industry by global impact organisation Circle Economy, backed by The H&M Foundation.
The in-depth report on circularity in the textile industry reveals some seriously depressing numbers. Fossil-based synthetic fibres make up a whopping 70 percent of raw materials used. Meanwhile of the 3.25 billion tons of materials used annually, a tiny 0.3 percent comes from recycled sources.
The study, called the Circularity Gap Report Textiles, has been put together by Circle Economy, a cooperative powered by over 60 experts from various countries.