In a new initiative aimed at reusing textile waste in Bangladesh, named Circular Fashion Partnership, more than 30 global fashion brands, recyclers and local manufacturers have joined hands to collaborate.
As per reports, leading global forum on fashion sustainability, Global Fashion Agenda, founded in 2016, announced the participants of the Circular Fashion Partnership (on 11 February, Thursday), a project that will aim to develop and implement new systems to capture and direct post-production fashion waste back into the production of new fashion products.
According to press communique released in this direction, amongst the participants in this initiative are names like Marks & Spencer, Bershka, H&M Group, Target Australia, Gina Tricot, Pull & Bear, C&A, Peak Performance, Grey State, Bestseller, Kmart Australia and OVS.
Amongst the manufacturers taking part in this initiative — the initiative would facilitate a decrease in textile waste and increase the use of recycled fibres, distributing value throughout the fashion value cycle and generating economic benefits in Bangladesh by accelerating the fibre recycling market, as per the press note issued — are Ratul Group (Knitwear & Fabric), Asrotex Group, S B Knite Composite (Sankura Dyeing and Garments), Bitopi Group (Tarasima), Crystal International Group Limited, the Northern Group, Asrotex Group, Salek Textiles, Amantex, JM Fabrics, MAS Intimates, GSM, Echotex and Fakir Knitwear while those amongst the recyclers are names like BlockTexx, Cyclo, Infinited Fiber Company, Usha Yarns Limited, Worn Again Technologies, Birla Cellulose, Saraz Fibre Tech, Marchi & Fildi Spa, Recovertex, Renewcell, Malek Spinning Mills and Lenzing AG.
