The importance of recycling in textile industries: the case of the Martex Fiber industry

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52076/eacad-v2i3.57

Keywords:

Textile industries; Recycling; Martex Fiber.

Abstract

Martex Fiber has been innovating in the field of textile recycling since it’s founding in 1970 as a textile waste trading company, it has grown to become a leader in the textile waste management process in North and Central America and the Caribbean. It believes that textile waste should not be placed in landfills because recycling is good for industries, it has a sophisticated transport logistics, everything that can make it possible, through the management, to produce more with the least amount of expenses possible, in addition to supplying raw materials recycled to various industrial segments. The present study is characterized as a case study and, as its objective, it seeks to approach the dynamics of recycling, to present the results and, finally, the final considerations.

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Published

31/10/2021

How to Cite

Alves, I. B. ., & Fontgalland, I. L. (2021). The importance of recycling in textile industries: the case of the Martex Fiber industry. E-Acadêmica, 2(3), e212357. https://doi.org/10.52076/eacad-v2i3.57

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