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Fashion’s textile recycling problem? It doesn’t exist

Textile recycling trade associations say the industry is on the brink of collapse, but critics say it never existed to begin with. Beyond the noise, is there an opportunity for change?
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Two leading trade associations say Europe’s textile recycling industry is on the brink of collapse. But behind their clarion call for support lies a more fundamental question: does a textile recycling industry even exist?