Thane, Aug 23 (PTI) Robust recovery frameworks are critical to fulfilling national climate commitments and positioning India as a global benchmark for sustainable textile manufacturing, Union Minister Giriraj Singh has said.
He visited the Textile Recovery Facility (TRF) in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, marking the Foundation Day of the Textiles Committee.
During his visit, the minister inspected end-to-end processing operations, including automated sorting, fibre identification, shredding, and secondary material recovery, aimed at diverting post-consumer and pre-consumer textile waste from municipal landfills, according to an official release.
Highlighting the importance of circularity across the textile value chain, Singh urged a greater focus on recycling to reduce reliance on natural resources and recommended expanding the project beyond the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) region.
A Letter of Intent was signed between the Textiles Committee and Refibre to establish a digital circular textile infrastructure platform. This initiative will focus on Post-Consumer Textiles (PTC) collection, traceability, and impact measurement, it said.
The Minister commended the collaborative efforts of the Textiles Committee, NMMC, SBI Foundation, and Tisser Artisan Trust in spearheading collection, sorting, upcycling, and recycling drives. He also lauded the integration of Kosha’s technology for fibre group segregation.
Emphasising India’s broader vision, Singh stated that robust recovery frameworks are critical to fulfilling national climate commitments and positioning India as a global benchmark for sustainable textile manufacturing. PTI COR NSK
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