Invest in textiles
Victoria’s textile waste includes:
- discarded clothing (including uniforms)
- end-of-life furniture
- synthetic carpets
- manufacturing offcuts.
It’s estimated that currently only 2% of textile waste is recovered in Victoria, making it one of the lowest rates of recovery of any material stream. A significant quantity of the waste that is sent to landfill is pre-consumer textile waste that is a bi-product of manufacturing.
The quantity of textile waste that is not recovered represents a considerable opportunity for investors. End markets are also required to support demand for recovered textile materials resulting in textiles being identified as a priority material under the Victorian Government’s circular economy policy, Recycling Victoria: a new economy.
Opportunities
- Opportunities for industry to introduce technologies that separate combined textiles to their constituent fabrics and materials.
- Recoverable materials include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), cotton, nylon, acrylic, and viscose, which could be used in new products.
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Graphs and data
| Textiles waste | Tonnes |
|---|---|
| Commercial and Industrial | 121273 |
| Construction and Demolition | 10608 |
| Municipal | 55915 |
| Textiles waste | Tonnes |
|---|---|
| Commercial and Industrial | 121273 |
| Construction and Demolition | 10608 |
| Municipal | 55915 |
For more information on waste data, view our waste data, insights and tools.
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