In March 2026, Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Ministry of Textiles (MoT), released the report titled “Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain in India” at Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi (Delhi), which assesses textile waste generation, recycling practices, recovery pathways and emerging technologies to promote circularity and sustainability in India’s textile sector.

Overview of the Report:

Waste: India generates about 70.73 lakh tonnes (LT) of textile waste annually, with 42% from PCTW and 58% from PoCTW sources.
Spinning: The spinning sector operates a near closed-loop system, reintegrating almost 100% of soft waste directly into production due to homogeneous waste streams.
Hub: Panipat (Haryana) has emerged as a major hub for mechanical textile recycling, processing waste collected from multiple textile clusters.
Market: India’s textile recycling market is projected to reach USD 3.5 billion by 2030 with the potential to create around 1 lakh green jobs.