Plastics in Our Clothes is Becoming a New Challenge for Waste Managers, Say Speakers at CSE's Anil Agarwal Dialogue
March 01, 2024
March 01, 2024
NIMLI, India, March 1 -- The Centre for Science and Environment issued the following news release:
Over 60 per cent of new fabrics today are made up of plastics. Where do these 'new' plastic wastes end up eventually? In our landfills -- textile waste makes up the third largest waste type in landfills, offering another gargantuan new challenge for the management of solid waste in our cities.
This was one of the subjects of discussion at the ongoing Anil Agarwal Dialogue . . .
Over 60 per cent of new fabrics today are made up of plastics. Where do these 'new' plastic wastes end up eventually? In our landfills -- textile waste makes up the third largest waste type in landfills, offering another gargantuan new challenge for the management of solid waste in our cities.
This was one of the subjects of discussion at the ongoing Anil Agarwal Dialogue . . .