Advancing towards a Circular Economy in the Textile Industry †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Environmental Challenges and Impacts of Textile Waste
3. Strategies and Initiatives for Circular Economy
4. Circular Economy Principles and Suggestions
5. Circularity Aspects and Approaches
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mamun, A.; Torst, N.; Sabantina, L. Advancing towards a Circular Economy in the Textile Industry. Eng. Proc. 2023, 56, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2023-15244
Mamun A, Torst N, Sabantina L. Advancing towards a Circular Economy in the Textile Industry. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 56(1):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2023-15244
Chicago/Turabian StyleMamun, Al, Nora Torst, and Lilia Sabantina. 2023. "Advancing towards a Circular Economy in the Textile Industry" Engineering Proceedings 56, no. 1: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ASEC2023-15244