As part of an action plan to strengthen the textile waste value chain and make India a global centre for circular textiles, the Centre may make it mandatory for a specific percentage of textile products purchased by the government to be made from recycled materials.
According to officials, it intends to build textile recycling clusters and adopt Indian standards and certification for recycling.
“We will look at government interventions based on short, medium and long-term targets and examine the scope of textile recycle products being made mandatory in public procurement,” said an official.
The officials added that the textiles ministry intends to evaluate the current situation of textile waste and the related industry in order to develop laws that would turn India into a hub for sourcing circular and sustainable textiles and apparel on a worldwide scale.
Pre- and post-consumer waste generation as well as waste source identification will be part of the assessment. The ministry will also hire a consultant to conduct an examination of the present methods used by the sector to comply with circularity international standards.
According to the source cited above, a thorough roadmap for scaling up technology to promote recycling is being developed. According to the source, the government is also attempting to quantify environmental effects including carbon dioxide emissions, water footprints, and energy usage. The action is consistent with the new Circular Economy Action Plan for the European Union, 2020, which lists textiles as one of the major product value chains facing numerous sustainability problems.
