Wool as an Heirloom: How Natural Fibres Can Reinvent Value in Terms of Money, Life-Span and Love

Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal; Laitala, Kirsi

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-7515-1_31

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“…The Cardato brand coat from M&S Shops is manufactured using closed-loop recycled wool. The recycled wool waste should ideally be compatible with the same carding, spinning, and fabric production processes used to process raw wool during the production of woolen yarn [101][102][103]. The postconsumer wool recycling can be applied.…”

Section: Mechanical Recycling Of Textilementioning

confidence: 99%

Possibility Routes for Textile Recycling Technology

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The fashion industry contributes to a significant environmental issue due to the increasing production and needs of the industry. The proactive efforts toward developing a more sustainable process via textile recycling has become the preferable solution. This urgent and important need to develop cheap and efficient recycling methods for textile waste has led to the research community’s development of various recycling methods. The textile waste recycling process can be categorized into chemical and mechanical recycling methods. This paper provides an overview of the state of the art regarding different types of textile recycling technologies along with their current challenges and limitations. The critical parameters determining recycling performance are summarized and discussed and focus on the current challenges in mechanical and chemical recycling (pyrolysis, enzymatic hydrolysis, hydrothermal, ammonolysis, and glycolysis). Textile waste has been demonstrated to be re-spun into yarn (re-woven or knitted) by spinning carded yarn and mixed shoddy through mechanical recycling. On the other hand, it is difficult to recycle some textiles by means of enzymatic hydrolysis; high product yield has been shown under mild temperatures. Furthermore, the emergence of existing technology such as the internet of things (IoT) being implemented to enable efficient textile waste sorting and identification is also discussed. Moreover, we provide an outlook as to upcoming technological developments that will contribute to facilitating the circular economy, allowing for a more sustainable textile recycling process.

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Section: Mechanical Recycling Of Textilementioning

confidence: 99%