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The Roundtable marked a special occasion in the history books for the Australian apparel and textile industry. The Federal Government has recognised the importance of establishing environmentally sustainable and economical recovery pathways for textiles waste.
BY Camille Reed
POSTED June 1, 2021
In 2021, the Australasian Circular Textile Association’s Co-Directors Camille Reed and Blake Lindley will be joined by Antony Sprigg; onboard as ACTA’s new Non-Executive Director.
POSTED April 8, 2021
Australians discard an average of 31 kilos of textile waste per person annually, at a national rate of 15 tonnes of textile waste every ten minutes.
POSTED February 10, 2021
ACTA’s Circular Threads project will develop a business case and design a product stewardship scheme to collect, reuse and recycle uniforms and workwear.
BY ACTA
POSTED November 12, 2020
Envisioning nature’s circular eco-process and adapting a sustainable mode of action, textiles towards net-zero emissions from production and waste is an achievable goal.
POSTED September 30, 2020
POSTED August 5, 2020
Less than one 1% of textile waste is recycled in Australia. Typically recycling textiles is a mechanical recycling process, turning garments into stuffing or rags.
POSTED July 29, 2020
It’s likely that textiles waste is the third-largest component in kerbside domestic waste, following food waste and contaminated paper.
POSTED July 17, 2020
