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The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), which started on 6 November in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt this year, was awaited with great interest.

The textile industry stands among the biggest convicts for demolishing the ecosystem. It hasn't just happened due to heaps of synthetic dyes’ waste, but also by preferring unsustainable logistics options.

One of the most important levers that the fashion industry can pull to reduce its environmental impact is closed-loop recycling, a system which is now starting to be rolled out at scale, promising to limit the extractive production of virgin raw materials and decrease textile waste.

Textile consumption in Europe is increasing day by day, and the amount of waste resulting from consumption has become a global problem. Today, Europe produces more than 15 kilograms of textile waste per capita, and the largest source of this textile waste is clothing and home textiles.

Despite being a natural material, cotton—one of the most significant raw materials used in the production of textiles—seems to have a high environmental impact due to its usage of pesticides, fertilizers, and water.