[Report] Maturity of fibre-to-fibre recycling in Europe – Swedish Environmental Research Institute

This study aims to assess the maturity of a selection of existing European fibre-to-fibre recycling companies and to explore the future of post-consumer textile recycling.

At present, only 1% of textiles fibres on the global market originate from recycled pre- or post-consumer textiles. Increasing textile recycling aligns with the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles and is necessary for creating a more sustainable textile industry. This study assessed six textile recycling companies across Europe, evaluating their level of technology readiness level (TRL), business readiness level (BRL), and customer readiness level (CRL) based on the KTH Innovation Readiness Level framework.

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https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1933003/FULLTEXT01.pdf