Project description
Textile waste transformation into new fibres
The textile industry is among the most polluting industries, generating 1.2 billion tons of CO2 per year since huge quantities of textile waste are landfilled or burned. However, existing solutions cannot resolve the problem, and there is a lack of feasible alternatives in the market. As the production of textiles is expected to rise by 63 % by 2030, the textile industry has agreed with government institutions, environmental organisations and consumers to move towards sustainable production and consumption. The EU-funded New Cotton project proposes a cellulose carbamate technology to allow the transformation of textile waste into cost-efficient, cotton-like fibre with superior qualities. The technology can process cotton-rich textile waste, including mixed fibres, and other cellulose-based waste feedstocks into new fibres and textiles.
Fields of science
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-FNR-2020-1
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
02300 Espoo
Finland
Participants (11)
7483PG Haaksbergen
91074 Herzogenaurach
10638 Stockholm
50100 Mikkeli
4801-909 Guimaraes
5270 Ajdovscina
46100 Kahramanmaras
02150 Espoo
431 53 Molndal
1012KZ Amsterdam
1018 RG Amsterdam
