Boosting the efficient use of resources in the textile industry by moving to a circular economy
Keywords:
The European Green Deal, circular economy, textile industry, textile finishing, waste managementAbstract
Preservation of the Planet Earth and facing of global climate, environmental and societal challenges, require the harmonization of all human resources. The paper presents importance of The European Green Deal and its most important measures - improving resource efficiency by moving towards a clean, circular economy. The principles of the circular economy system, improvements, specialization and modernization of directions for its better and more efficient implementation in the economy and society are described. The situation of textile waste management and the application of the circular economy in the textile industry in the Republic of Croatia, as well as in the European Union, are presented. Additionally, possibilities of textile engineer‘s contribution to environmental issues through implementation of sustainability principles in the processes of textile technologies is presented.
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2019-12-31
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Dorotić, I. et al. 2019. Boosting the efficient use of resources in the textile industry by moving to a circular economy. Tekstil. 68, 10-12 (Dec. 2019), 224–235.
