An increasing understanding of the important steps associated with the textile fiber life cycle is useful for improved collaborative work. In the world of more than 8 billion people, the fiber market component using recycled fiber is 1%, showing the need to improve fiber waste recycling by every sector of the materials and textile processing chain. It showed that the textile industry and the commercial and public sectors are still far off in controlling waste elimination through recycling. Presently, the studies available address one of the several aspects of textile waste generation and a possible solution. An overall understanding of each section in textile processing, its waste type, and recycling is useful for better recycling work. Therefore, it is important to provide a comprehensive understanding to the industry, the commercial sector, and the researchers on textile waste generation and all the possible solutions to enhance the collaborative interest in eliminating textile wastes. This study provides the important segment associated with fiber waste production and fiber recycling, with the real areas that can enhance the recycling. Material flow and uncertainties, waste sorting, fiber separation, and recycling using an appropriate method, followed by an economic assessment are all significant steps demanding expert participation to produce practicable fiber waste recycling. Possibly, a single comprehensive presentation of all the main facets associated with fiber recycling may improve understanding among stakeholders to identify the working areas for collaboration. Studies that emphasized collaborative participation in the circular economy across the textile processing stages are introduced. The metrics are determined to assist the shift from linear to circular economy using the increased process chain understanding and the participation of stakeholders. Strengths and weaknesses of recycling methods and the important functional reasons that cause fashion wastes and missing links from material to product are discussed. This study therefore enhances the understanding of stakeholders in fiber waste recycling to encourage the greater content of recycled fibers in the textile product market. Graphical Abstract Enhancing the recycled fiber used in textile market products An increased stakeholder participation can enhance the recycled fiber in the textile and clothing market.

Enhancing the Circular Economy in Textile Fiber Waste Recycling

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2025年8月21日

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Faheem Uddin

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An increasing understanding of the important steps associated with the textile fiber life cycle is useful for improved collaborative work. In the world of more than 8 billion people, the fiber market component using recycled fiber is 1%, showing the need to improve fiber waste recycling by every sector of the materials and textile processing chain. It showed that the textile industry and the commercial and public sectors are still far off in controlling waste elimination through recycling. Presently, the studies available address one of the several aspects of textile waste generation and a possible solution. An overall understanding of each section in textile processing, its waste type, and recycling is useful for better recycling work. Therefore, it is important to provide a comprehensive understanding to the industry, the commercial sector, and the researchers on textile waste generation and all the possible solutions to enhance the collaborative interest in eliminating textile wastes. This study provides the important segment associated with fiber waste production and fiber recycling, with the real areas that can enhance the recycling. Material flow and uncertainties, waste sorting, fiber separation, and recycling using an appropriate method, followed by an economic assessment are all significant steps demanding expert participation to produce practicable fiber waste recycling. Possibly, a single comprehensive presentation of all the main facets associated with fiber recycling may improve understanding among stakeholders to identify the working areas for collaboration. Studies that emphasized collaborative participation in the circular economy across the textile processing stages are introduced. The metrics are determined to assist the shift from linear to circular economy using the increased process chain understanding and the participation of stakeholders. Strengths and weaknesses of recycling methods and the important functional reasons that cause fashion wastes and missing links from material to product are discussed. This study therefore enhances the understanding of stakeholders in fiber waste recycling to encourage the greater content of recycled fibers in the textile product market.

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Enhancing the recycled fiber used in textile market products

An increased stakeholder participation can enhance the recycled fiber in the textile and clothing market.