Tekstiili ringlussevõtu tehnoloogiate uuring ja analüüs

The study finds that Estonia lacks the capacity to recycle textile waste, meaning even separately collected materials currently end up in landfills or incinerators. It estimates annual consumption of new clothing and home textiles at approximately 16,200 tonnes, noting that actual consumption may be 10–20% higher due to foreign purchases. To address these gaps, the report recommends establishing sorting capabilities, funding innovative recycling technologies, and implementing an extended producer responsibility system.

• Estonian residents consume approximately 16,200 tonnes of new clothing and home textiles annually, averaging 12.2 kilograms per person. This figure may be 10–20% higher because it excludes purchases made abroad or in foreign e-shops.
• Despite the European Union requirement for separate textile waste collection starting January 1, 2025, Estonia currently lacks the capacity to recycle textiles, resulting in collected waste being sent to landfills or incineration.
• The quality of clothing collected for reuse in Estonia has declined, increasing the proportion of unusable products and threatening the business models of reuse companies.
• Proposed solutions for improving textile recycling include the creation of sorting capabilities, funding for innovative technological solutions, and a producer responsibility system where producers, importers, and distributors fund collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal.

APA

Moora, H., Varov, I., Kuldna, P., Aus, R., & Peterson, M. K. (2024). Tekstiili ringlussevõtu tehnoloogiate uuring ja analüüs. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/tekstiili-ringlussevotu-tehnoloogiate-uuring-ja-analuus/

Chicago

Moora, Harri, Ingrid Varov, Piret Kuldna, Reet Aus, and Maria Kristiin Peterson. Tekstiili ringlussevõtu tehnoloogiate uuring ja analüüs. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2024. https://www.sei.org/publications/tekstiili-ringlussevotu-tehnoloogiate-uuring-ja-analuus/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{moora2024tekstiili, author = {Moora, Harri and Varov, Ingrid and Kuldna, Piret and Aus, Reet and Peterson, Maria Kristiin}, title = {{Tekstiili ringlussevõtu tehnoloogiate uuring ja analüüs}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/tekstiili-ringlussevotu-tehnoloogiate-uuring-ja-analuus/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }