Recycling of waste textiles requires policy effort

In 2013, the stock of waste textiles in my country was about 26 million tons, of which 18 million tons of chemical fibers and 8 million tons of natural fibers, and the sales and recycling of waste textiles were very low. Data picture China Economic Herald reporter | Baixue National Development and Reform Commission Environmental Resources Department recently held a symposium with relevant departments to study policies and measures to promote the comprehensive utilization of waste textiles in my country. At the meeting, Li Jing, deputy director of the Department of Environmental Resources and Resources, introduced relevant work progress and the construction of pilot demonstration projects. She introduced that the recycling of waste textiles is a systematic project involving many departments and industry associations, with complex links, and also related to the lives of social residents. Li Jing pointed out that we must design the policy mechanism well, give play to the guiding role of government departments, and proceed in an orderly manner in accordance with the principles of marketization. At present, many affluent families in cities and towns have stockpiled some clothes that are left unused. They must be guided by the concept of circular economy to achieve the goal of high-efficiency, high-value, and recycling of waste textiles in the whole society. Overall planning and systematic layout will promote the integration of waste textiles in my country. Use the work to develop in depth. According to the research conducted by BIR (International Organization for Recycling and Recycling) in 2008 at the University of Copenhagen, Sweden, it is concluded that every kilogram of waste textiles used can reduce 3.6kg of carbon dioxide emissions, save 6000L of water, and reduce the use of 0.3kg of fertilizer and 0.2 kg pesticides. Therefore, the large-scale recycling and use of waste textiles significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions compared with the processing and production of virgin materials. The recycling and utilization of waste textiles in my country is still in its infancy. In general, the recycling and utilization of waste textiles in my country is still in its infancy. Sun Huaibin, deputy director of the Environment and Resources Committee of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, said in an interview with a reporter from the China Economic Herald. On the one hand, raw materials are in short supply. Since my country’s textile processing scale is larger than its own raw material supply, it needs to import fiber materials from abroad. There is a certain gap in supply. On the other hand, the use of waste textiles is far from enough, creating a huge contrast, which presents us with a severe and challenging task in the adjustment of the raw material structure. A data from the National Statistics Department in 2012 showed that the total amount of waste textiles produced in my country each year is about 24 million tons, and less than three-tenths of them are recycled. According to Tang Shijun, deputy secretary-general of the Industrial Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance for Comprehensive Utilization of Waste Textiles, my country’s waste textile inventory in 2013 was about 26 million tons, of which 18 million tons of chemical fibers and 8 million tons of natural fibers, and the amount of waste textiles sold and recycled Utilization is still very low. At the same time, my country's textile raw material imports are as high as 65%, and fiber production companies insist on raw materials 'not enough to eatXiong Xiaokun, a researcher of China Investment Consulting Light Industry, explained in an interview with a reporter from the China Economic Herald, 'The main reason for this huge contrast is that waste textiles are not fully utilized. If waste textiles are used, the pressure on raw materials in the textile industry will be effectively relieved. Especially in some fields such as automobile materials and building materials, the requirements for textile quality are relatively low, which can become the main flow of waste textiles. At present, my country urgently needs to strengthen the construction of waste textile recycling system. 'This article address: news_detail/newsIdu003d60.html