About
World of Waste is dedicated to uniting industry-wide efforts to develop and disseminate data on textile waste. Our platform consolidates data from individual studies by partnering with ecosystem players to make information readily accessible. Our goal is to provide a resource that allows stakeholders to identify & utilise textile waste hotspots arising through manufacture and use.
The platform is co-developed by Fashion for Good and partners, who collectively share data and insights to enrich the utility of the platform.
Methodology
The World of Waste has been developed to consolidate research on textile waste across different regions, types and time periods. Given the diverse nature of this research, methodologies may vary between entries. The homepage offers an overview, but we invite you to explore the detailed information and methodologies within each entry. Additionally, you can find links to the source reports and services for in-depth information.
Partners
Fashion for Good is an Innovation Platform – connecting those working on sustainable innovation with brands, manufacturers and funders to bring new ideas and technologiesfrom niche to norm. Fashion for Good identifies and supports innovators by providing hands-on project management, access to funding and a robust ecosystem of mentors and experts. Through its scaling programme, it supports select innovators on their journey to scale, with a focus on driving supply chain implementation, catalysing finance and amplifying success stories.
Laudes Foundation seeks to address the defining challenges of our time: climate change, nature loss and social inequality. The foundation is driven by the belief that business, when guided by values, rules and incentives, can be powerful agents for positive change. Laudes Foundation combines the catalytic power of philanthropy to work with and through business and industry to advance system change.
IDH seeks to transform markets through collaborative innovation, convening and investment in inclusive and sustainable solutions that enable businesses to create value for people and the planet. To achieve this, IDH brings together coalitions of committed stakeholders from across global value chains towards joint visions and program agendas for sustainable trade.
Reverse Resources is a Software-as-a-Service(SaaS) platform to match textile waste with thebest possible recycling solutions, enable predictive transparency and build data-driven supply chains. The platform traces textile waste to 15+ largest T2T recyclers from hundreds of factories in real-time.
Global Fashion Agenda is a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to accelerate impact. With the vision of a net positive fashion industry, it drives action by mobilising, inspiring, influencing and educating all stakeholders. The organisation has been leading the movement since 2009 and presents the renowned international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit.
Circle Economy aims to empower decision-makers across industries, cities and nations with clear and actionable ways to make their spheres more circular. Circle Economy Foundation aims to develop an evidence base and build capacity to accelerate circularity across sectors, cities and nations.
Accelerating Circularity is an action-oriented nonprofit focused on textile-to-textile recycling systems at commercial scale through a collaborative, stakeholder-led approach. The AC mission is to catalyze new circular supply chains and business models to turn used textiles into mainstream raw materials.
