Indian hubs turn textile waste to resource

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India tightens waste rules, funds upgrades and rolls out traceability schemes to turn pre‑ and post‑consumer textile waste into a competitive circular economy advantage 

Garment workers in an Indian textile factory.
India manages approximately 7.8 million tonnes of textile waste annually, of which over 70% is already recovered, recycled, upcycled, or reused, according to a Ministry of Textiles circularity brief.

NEW DELHI – India’s massive textile and apparel sector, which accounts for roughly 2% of the country’s GDP and employs over 45 million people, is undergoing a changing approach to circularity.

With international buyers intensifying demands for environmental compliance, traceability, and low-carbon supply chains, momentum around a circular textile economy has shifted from a peripheral goal to a national economic strategy.

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