Bengaluru waste pickers in the driver’s seat of new textile recycling initiative
H&M Foundation is expanding the inclusive circularity in the textile industry through Saamuhika Shakti by welcoming two new partners that are developing Circular Textiles Waste Models, with waste pickers playing the lead role. India accounts for 8.5% of global textile waste generation . Out of total textile waste circulation in the country, domestic post-consumer collection contributes 51%, 42% comes from pre-consumer sources,