Analysis of Circular Textile Technologies | SEI

This research paper, commissioned by the Estonian Ministry of Climate, examines the feasibility of recycling capabilities for textile waste in Estonia in response to the European Union’s Waste Framework Directive.

• The European Union’s Waste Framework Directive requires all member states to implement separate collection of textile waste starting 1 January 2025, placing the responsibility for collection, facility acceptance, and transportation on local governments.
• In 2020, Estonia separately collected 3,968 tons of textiles, while an estimated 18,500 tons remained in municipal waste. The average Estonian generates 17 kilograms of textile waste annually, of which less than 1 kg is recycled, with the remainder sent to landfills or incinerated.
• While Estonia has the capacity to recycle some industrial textile waste, it currently lacks the capacity to recycle post-consumer textile waste.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2024). Analysis of Circular Textile Technologies | SEI. https://www.sei.org/projects/circular-textile-technologies/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Analysis of Circular Textile Technologies | SEI. 2024. https://www.sei.org/projects/circular-textile-technologies/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2024analysis, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Analysis of Circular Textile Technologies | SEI}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/projects/circular-textile-technologies/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }