Carbon footprint of monomer recycling for mixed synthetic textiles – a grave-to-gate analysis
-eq, respectively. This means the emissions of the recycling cases exceed their respective BAU cases by around 62 and 98% respectively. While some additional economies of scale may be possible beyond those for which we have already accounted, and there may be strategic reasons to pursue polymer independence in a deglobalizing world, this study represents a case that contradicts the idea that recycling will solve the environmental problems of fast fashion.
Authors
- Efstathios Reppas-Chrysovitsinos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-1108)
- Anna Edsberger
- Erik Klint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9962-2501)
- Greg Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-168X)
- Alina Ridderstad Nordberg
Institutions
- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (SE)
- Norwegian Institute for Sustainability Research (NO)
- IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (SE)
- Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Waste Management
- Published
- 2026-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2026.115620
- Primary Topic
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Skogs- och Jordbrukets Forskningsråd