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Defence working clothes have been made from recycled fibres.
Having a constant stream of workwear, which can be sorted by
hand according to colour and material, creates a large market
for fibres with which to manufacture these new clothes. This
process is much easier to organise for workwear than fashion.
Nevertheless, it is also possible to develop textile recycling for
fashion, if partners in the chain join forces, organise a sufficient
volume of non-wearables and introduce innovative technologies.
To create a viable business case, new financial arrangements
should be agreed upon.
Although progress had been made, these circular initiatives still
represent standalone projects scattered across regions of the
Netherlands. Most large, international companies are not yet
involved due to the following constraints:
• The clothing and textile sector is very competitive, which
leaves little room for experimenting and testing new business