The Circular Economy Leaders Consortium Virtual Knowledge Session: Circular Economy of Textiles
On August 22, the Circular Economy Leaders Consortium (CEC) hosted a virtual knowledge session with Fashion Takes Action on textile recycling in Canada.
This special webinar provided a background of the problem of fast fashion, Fashion Takes Action’s Textile Recycling Pilot, and the launch of the Canadian Circular Textiles Consortium (CCTC), a national platform that connects all stakeholders in the entire value chain in an effort to reduce duplication, foster collaboration and accelerate circularity for apparel and textiles.
Discussions broke out about:
- What types of materials are harder to recycle than others
- How organizations can reflect on the textile waste in their operations (e.g., uniforms)
- Successful examples of circular products on the market
- How organizations can collaborate to support a circular textiles industry
Need help developing waste metrics or a zero-waste strategy? Contact Chaya Chengappa at Chaya.Chengappa@trca.ca to learn more about how the Circular Economy Leaders Consortium can help your organization.