Archive · 23 Aug 2026
India Urges Stronger Textile Recovery Frameworks for Climate Commitments
Union Minister Giriraj Singh visited a textile recycling facility in Navi Mumbai.
The facility handles old textiles and factory textile waste.
It sorts materials, identifies fibres, shreds them, and recovers useful materials.
These activities can help keep textile waste out of landfills.
Singh said India needs strong systems for recovering and recycling textiles.
He also said recycling can reduce the use of natural resources.
The project may be expanded beyond the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation region.
The Textiles Committee and Refibre also agreed to create a digital platform to track textile collection and recycling impacts.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh called robust textile recovery frameworks essential for meeting India’s climate commitments.
Singh inspected sorting, fibre identification, shredding, and secondary material recovery at Navi Mumbai’s Textile Recovery Facility.
He urged broader recycling and expansion of the project beyond the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation region.
The Textiles Committee and Refibre signed a Letter of Intent for a digital circular textile infrastructure platform.
The platform will support post-consumer textile collection, traceability, and impact measurement.
- Who
- Union Minister Giriraj Singh, the Textiles Committee, Refibre, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, SBI Foundation, and Tisser Artisan Trust.
- What
- A textile recovery facility was inspected, and an agreement was signed to develop digital infrastructure for circular textiles.
- When
- Saturday, August 23, according to the report.
- Where
- The Textile Recovery Facility in Navi Mumbai, in the Thane area.
- Why
- To divert textile waste from landfills, increase recycling, reduce reliance on natural resources, and support India’s climate commitments.
- Facility
- Textile Recovery Facility in Navi Mumbai
- Processing operations
- Automated sorting, fibre identification, shredding, and secondary material recovery
- Waste covered
- Post-consumer and pre-consumer textile waste
- Agreement
- The Textiles Committee and Refibre signed a Letter of Intent
- Digital platform focus
- Post-consumer textile collection, traceability, and impact measurement
- Expansion proposed
- Singh recommended extending the project beyond the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation region
- Collaborating organisations
- The Textiles Committee, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, SBI Foundation, and Tisser Artisan Trust