Recycling textile waste into marketable products.

M. Tech. Textile Design and TechnologyScientific research shows that the earth's natural resources are being depleted too fast for it to sustain a healthy balance, while global warming and pollution prove to be increasing problems for the environment. By re-using and recycling waste, natural resources are conserved while waste is prevented or delayed from being dumped or incinerated. Globally textile waste could be viewed as an untapped source. In some developed countries, up to ninety five percent of textiles that are land-filled, have the potential to be recycled. The process of textile recycling has the potential to reduce textile waste through creating marketable products from recycled waste. The aim of this research is to create better understanding regarding the reusable potential of textile waste by developing marketable strategies that can be implemented with regard to textile waste