DECRYPTION – The textile industry is one of the most polluting, but still too few items are made from old parts.
For more than ten years now, large collection points for used clothing have stood in the streets of France. However, the share of items made from old clothes remains “Infinitesimal”, according to Maud Hardy, circular economy director of the Refashion eco-organization, created in 2008.
The few examples put forward by the brands (Uniqlo down jacket from old down jackets, recycled cashmere sweater from Zara, etc.) are just a drop in the bucket. A regrettable situation, when fashion is one of the most polluting industries. Recycling has, in fact, a double merit: that of avoiding burying or burning textiles and that of reducing the production of virgin material, which consumes water and pesticides for cotton, and petroleum for synthetic fibers. .
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If recycling is not sufficiently developed, it is because there are knots throughout the chain. Starting with the collection. France has set itself the target of 50% of clothing, linens, etc.
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