VTT and Aalto University: information on dyeing methods promotes the circular economy of textiles
Press release 11 December 2020 From 2025 onwards, it will be mandatory to have separate collection processes for textile waste in the EU, and Finland aims to be a pioneer of this development. Taking textile waste to landfills has already been banned, and the next step is to find new ways to reuse textile instead of incinerating it. Research by VTT and Aalto University reveals that dyeing methods and decolourization affect the reuse of textiles.VTT already has a long-standing foundation of research into the chemical recycling of cotton textiles and their decolourization as part of this