Thank you to Melissa Daniels and Modern Retail for shedding light on the textile waste crisis and the solutions being explored, particularly through circular fashion. Collaboration between brands, policymakers, and consumers is crucial to creating a more sustainable and circular fashion system. To echo Rachel Van Metre Kibbe, CEO of ACT (American Circular Textiles), it's imperative for brands to actively engage in policy discussions to ensure the development of effective and sustainable solutions.
Federal efforts to promote textile recycling are likely at a standstill in the Trump administration. But states and brands are poised to take the lead. In this piece by Melissa Daniels, we speak to Rachel Van Metre Kibbe of ACT (American Circular Textiles), Emily Mikhaiel of NAZEERAH, James Reinhart of ThredUp, and Isabel Friedman of Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).