Textile-to-textile recycling: what is holding the industry back?

Picture recycled fibres arriving with the quality, consistency, and price that commercial production requires. Getting there depends on collection and sorting as much as processing technology, and on buyers willing to commit. What collection, sorting and processing improvements would make recycled fibres competitive on quality, cost, and consistency? • What collection, sorting and processing improvements would make recycled fibres competitive on quality, cost, and consistency? • What buyer commitments and risk-sharing partnerships would unlock investment at scale? • How can recycled and bio-based fibres reduce impacts without creating new feedstock pressures?