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IKEA, Enviu and CAIF to build textile waste model, provide jobs to waste workers



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IKEA Foundation, Enviu and Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF) have partnered to build a new circular textile waste model in India. This is aimed to harness textile waste and unlock green jobs for waste workers.
The textile and apparel industry creates huge amounts of waste and pollution, equal to the oil industry. India is one of the world’s largest textile producers and importers of used clothing, but lacks an infrastructure to deal with textile waste, leaving an estimated 4 million informal waste workers trapped in low-income, unreliable jobs. The model by IKEA and CAIF is aimed to reduce the environmental impact of the clothing industry while enabling the workers to increase their incomes and afford a better life.
The five-year project is being seed funded by IKEA. It’s objective is …

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