2025 Circular Innovation and Fashion Conference: Target of recycling rate of waste textiles 25%, breakthrough in recycled fiber technology

2025 Circular Innovation and Fashion Conference: Target of recycling rate of waste textiles 25%, breakthrough in recycled fiber technology

Recently, the 2025 Circular Innovation and Fashion Conference was grandly held in Shanghai. The conference focused on the sustainable development of the global textile industry, put forward the ambitious goal of 25% recycling rate of waste textiles, and demonstrated the latest breakthrough in recycled fiber technology. The following is a summary of the core content and data of the conference.

1. Current status and challenges of global waste textile recycling

According to data released by the conference, about 92 million tons of textile waste are generated worldwide each year, but the recycling rate is less than 15%. Among them, as the world's largest textile producer and consumer, China's waste textile recycling rate is only about 10%, far lower than 20%-30% of that in European and American countries. The following is a comparison of waste textile recycling rates in major countries around the world:

2. Target for 2025: Recycling rate of waste textiles to 25%

To achieve this goal, the Conference proposed the following key measures:

1.Policy support: The government will introduce special subsidies and tax preferential policies to encourage enterprises to invest in waste textile recycling technology.

2.Technological innovation: Focus on breaking through recycled fiber technology and improving the efficiency of converting waste textiles into recycled fibers.

3.Industrial chain collaboration: Establish a complete industrial chain from recycling, sorting to regeneration and processing, and promote large-scale development.

Here is the breakdown of the 2025 targets:

3. Breakthrough in recycled fiber technology: from laboratory to industrialization

At the conference, many companies showed the latest achievements of recycled fiber technology:

1.Chemical recycling technology: Through dissolution and purification, the waste polyester textile is reduced to native grade polyester slices, with a purity of 99.9%.

2.Mechanical recycling technology: Using intelligent sorting and loosening processes, the used cotton textiles are converted into recycled cotton fibers, and the strength is increased by 20%.

3.Bioenzymetic technology: Use biological enzymes to decompose cotton fibers in blended fabrics to achieve efficient separation.

The following is a comparison of the main technologies:

4. Industry Outlook: Circular Economy Will Become a New Engine of the Fashion Industry

As consumers' awareness of environmental protection increases, the market demand for clothing made of recycled fibers is increasing year by year. It is estimated that by 2025, the global recycled fiber market size will exceed US$50 billion, with an annual compound growth rate of 12%.

The conference called on fashion brands to accelerate the adoption of recycled materials and jointly promote the green transformation of the industry. As the head of an international brand said: "Sustainability is not only a responsibility, but also the core of future competitiveness."

This conference has pointed out the direction for the global textile industry. The improvement of recycling rate of waste textiles and the breakthrough in recycled fiber technology will help the fashion industry move towards a greener and more sustainable future.