Study explores quality of recycled denim

A team of researchers has analysed the environmental and performance benefits of transforming mechanically recycled, post-consumer, denim waste into knitted fabrics.

The research by the team from the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, explored the challenge of recycling post-consumer textile waste, specifically focusing on converting recycled denim yarns and virgin cotton yarns into knitted fabrics and comparing their properties with fabrics made from just virgin materials.