The garment industry generates significant waste including fabric scraps, dead stock, accessories and unsold garments. Approximately two-thirds of the total textiles are discarded and end up in landfills.
Open and unsanitary landfills of textile waste release micro plastics into the air in addition to the release of mutagenic and other toxic chemicals and dyes to water and soil. Coupled with this, the land-filled textile takes hundreds of years to decompose and this is one of the main reasons for soil pollution, deforestation and soil erosion.
Upcycling not only reduces waste in the textile industry but also inspires creativity toward sustainable textile solutions.
