Webinar #1: Cut from the Same Cloth

At this webinar we'll establish a shared understanding of the current state of textile waste, circularity, and market development. This includes providing key data, clarifying terminology, and identifying challenges and opportunities to set the foundation for collaborative action in future sessions.

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The textile industry is responsible for approximately 2 – 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and textiles are the fastest growing materials in the U.S. waste stream. This linear system incentivizes fast fashion, cheap labor and environmental impacts, resulting in 85 percent of textiles being landfilled or incinerated each year.

Ecology’s Recycling Market Development Center has invested in research and building connections with leaders in the textile industry. In this four-part textile webinar series, we weave the global complexities into a local and regional context.