Study reveals nearly half of textile fibers are wasted before clothing reaches consumers
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The article highlights that nearly half of textile fibers used in clothing production are wasted before garments even reach consumers, based on research by former NTNU master's student Rakib Ahmed (now at SINTEF Industry). While EU initiatives focus on post-consumer textile waste, the pre-consumer waste from cutting, spinning, and weaving processes receives far less attention. The article calls for greater awareness and policy focus on the entire textile production chain to address this significant source of waste.
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But much of the material used to make the clothes is lost before the garments even reach the consumer. This aspect gets far less attention.
The global consumption of clothing is enormous. However, a significant portion of the textile fibres is lost before the garments even reach the market.
