The global textile recycling market reached a value of US$ 5.02 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 5.86 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 2.6% during 2022-2027. Keeping in mind the uncertainties of COVID-19, we are continuously tracking and evaluating the direct as well as the indirect influence of the pandemic on different end use industries. These insights are included in the report as a major market contributor.

Textile recycling refers to the method of reprocessing and reusing old clothing, scarps, and fibrous waste materials. Generally, these materials are recovered from discarded clothes, carpets, furniture, tires, footwear, and other non-durable goods, such as towels and sheets. Textile recycling offers several environmental and economic benefits, such as reducing land and water pollution, minimizing dependence on virgin fibers, curbing usage of chemical dyes, and optimum consumption of energy and water. In recent times, it has emerged as an effective method for sustainability development in the apparel industry. Owing to these benefits, recycled textiles find wide applications across several end-use industries, including apparel, home furnishings, and other industrial sectors, such as retail, automotive, mining, building, construction, etc.

The increasing demand for recycled textile is primarily driven by the rising environmental concerns towards the detrimental impact of waste incineration, heavy industrial discharges from textile mills, and depletion of raw materials, such as silk, wool, etc. Furthermore, the growing production of synthetic and polyester fabrics have led to the high emission levels of greenhouse gases, thereby fueling the need for recycled fabrics on a global level. Apart from this, the growing public awareness towards the importance of recycling old clothes coupled with the increasing number of collection bins for cloth sorting, have further propelled the market growth. Additionally, various recycling companies are launching informative initiatives regarding textile recycling along with introducing door-to-door pickup programs for old garments. Furthermore, these companies are also adopting innovative strategies for picking up post-consumer clothing materials by installing attractive cloth bins in public places such as parking spaces, parks, shopping malls, walkways, and other high visibility locations. In addition to this, several technological upgradations supported by the rising penetration of automation in the recycled textile industry have also catalyzed the market growth. For instance, Textile for Textile (T4T), an eco-innovation initiative by the European Commission, has led to the introduction of near-infrared (NIR)-spectroscopy technology for performing automated sorting applications in the recycled textile sector. Moreover, the emergence of eco-clothes that are made up of recycled textiles, plastics, and other organic raw materials have helped in waste reduction and resulted in minimal landfill space, and low dependency on virgin resources, such as cotton and wool. All the above-mentioned factors will continue to fuel the growth of the global textile recycling market in the coming years.

Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global textile recycling market, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2022-2027. Our report has categorized the market based on product type, textile waste, distribution channel, and end-use.

Breakup by Product Type:

Cotton Recycling
Wool Recycling
Polyester & Polyester Fiber Recycling
Nylon & Nylon Fiber Recycling
Others

Breakup by Textile Waste:

Pre-consumer Textile
Post-consumer Textile

Breakup by Distribution Channel:

Online Channel
Retail & Departmental Store

Breakup by End-Use:

Apparel
Industrial
Home Furnishings
Non-woven
Other

Breakup by Region:

North America
United States
Canada
Asia Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Others
Middle East and Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Others

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the key players being Anandi Enterprises, American Textile Recycling Service, Boer Group Recycling Solutions, I:Collect GmbH, Infinited Fiber Company, Patagonia, Prokotex, Pure Waste Textiles, Retex Textiles, Unifi, Inc. Key Questions Answered in this Report
1. What is the impact of COVID-19 on the global textile recycling market?
2. What will be the global textile recycling market outlook during the forecast period (2022-2027)?
3. What was the global textile recycling market size in 2021?
4. What are the major global textile recycling market drivers?
5. What are the major global textile recycling market trends?
6. What is the global textile recycling market breakup by product type?
7. What is the global textile recycling market breakup by textile waste?
8. What is the global textile recycling market breakup by distribution channel?
9. What is the global textile recycling market breakup by end use?
10. What are the major regional markets in the global textile recycling industry?
11. Who are the leading global textile recycling industry players?