Measuring the State of Circularity in the UK Fashion Industry
Introduction
Executive Summary
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Part 2
Part 3
Conclusion
Part 1
It remains as the ideal state and was informed by a deep literature review, stakeholder consultations, and consumer research. CFIN still considers the target state for the circular fashion ecosystem to allow for long-term viability, resilience and prosperity.
Achieving the target outcomes would entail significant changes to material flows, industry operations and consumer practices across the UK fashion value chain and ecosystem, and is organised along the following parts of the value chain:
The Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE) Target State outlines the proposed target outcomes for a future circular fashion ecosystem, as published in 2021.
Users. UK consumers buy less clothing overall. When they do purchase, they buy more pre-owned than new, and items of a higher quality and durability. Consumers wear items more often and for longer (or pass them on for reuse).
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Sorting. All used clothing collected in bulk is sorted using sophisticated sorting technologies at efficient sorting facilities and other venues. This allows for optimised determination of the ‘next destination’ for individual garments, be those channels for reuse or for recovery.
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Brands and designers. Use of digital prototyping to design both virtual and physical garments with circular design principles in mind.
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Digital tracking. The unique characteristics and journeys of garments are tracked from the first stage of the value chain and accessible to stakeholders throughout the ecosystem.
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Recycling for other industries. Material outputs in the form of fibres, yarns, textiles, and clothing that cannot be reused in the fashion industry long-term are utilised by other industries such as agriculture, homewares, and construction, as part of a wider material ecosystem.
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Repair. Consumers maintain their clothing and repair items at tailors, retailers or at home.
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Reuse. Consumers take clothing directly back to retail to be resold or rented to a new user or pass on clothes through recommerce platforms that engage in redesign, upcycling, garment care, tailoring and repair before the item is resold. Consumers also resell clothing to new consumers directly through online trading platforms.
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Raw materials. Raw material inputs for manufacturing are either renewable, recycled or both.
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Textile recycling. In the short- to medium-term, non- wearable garments suited to textile recycling are channelled to existing mechanical recycling facilities. In the long term, the destination will increasingly be facilities for chemical recycling.
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Manufacturing. Zero-waste manufacturing and reuse of waste materials, water and chemicals is the norm. On-demand manufacturing and distribution mean that excessive and unsold stock is minimised.
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Donation and collection. Consumers have easier and more convenient access to expanded collection and donation channels, including private, kerbside, charity, and via retailers .
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Fibre manufacturing. (polymer filament extrusion) In the long-term, improved sorting and scaling of fibre-to-fibre recycling mean an increase in fibre manufacturing from recycled chemical inputs instead of raw materials, including through polymer filament extrusion.
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Retail. Provision of pre-owned clothing, virtual clothing, rental clothing, and clothing subscription is mainstream and available through both online and physical retail.
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