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Making Circularity a Reality: The Way Forward

Figure 42: 6Rs strategy
Redesign

The 6Rs

Strategy

Figure 41: Stakeholders to address circularity focus points by working on action areas
processes, etc. By focusing on these areas, each resources, and promoting economic viability, the
stage of the value chain and the ecosystem can work 6Rs methodology can lead the Indian textile sector
towards achieving a more circular economy. towards a sustainable and circular future.

Stakeholder-specific circularity focus points 1. Redesign
identified have been linked to six priority action areas The shift to a circular textile sector requires
(refer previous section) for implementing circularity in fundamental reformations across the entire lifecycle
the Textile & Apparel sector. of textile apparel products, including the upstream
design modifications to ensure that clothing can be
The six priority action areas have been further properly recycled and mended. It may necessitate
elaborated, with detailed tasks and measures for a shift away from mixed fibres (such as poly-cotton)
achieving circularity. and toward the prevalence of clothes made from
mono-fibres (e.g., pure cotton, hemp, bamboo etc.).
Action Area 1: Waste Management For a product to be completely biodegradable within
A waste management strategy can help to reduce biological cycles, it must be designed in line with
waste generation and increase recycling efforts. circular economy principles. Hazardous chemicals,
The figure above depicts the 6Rs strategy for among others, must be avoided, wherever feasible.
textile waste management: Refuse, Reduce,
Reuse, Remanucacture, Recycle, and Regenerate 2. Reduce
(decompose). Reduce entails decreasing resource use and waste
generation in textile production, usage, and disposal.
This is a comprehensive waste management strategy It can be accomplished by minimizing the quantity of
to achieve circularity and sustainability in the Textile water, energy, and chemicals used in manufacturing
sector. By decreasing waste and pollution, saving clothes and the amount of waste produced by

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