Authors: Ms. M. Souganthika, Dr. E. Devaki
Abstract: Fashion is becoming a dominant force that applies the principles of the circular economy and makes goods sustainable, reduce the scale of waste, and protect the viability of resources. This review clarifies the main trends in the area of circular fashion such as the development of systems of textile recycling, the production of new types of fibers and the transformation of the following markets. The analysis also notes how artificial intelligence is the key to transformative technology that simplifies the process of automation of processes, enhances transparency, and drives the creation of new business models, e.g., shared-use and collaborative-consumption models. However, these innovations are faced with significant obstacles, especially difficulties with managing mixed-material compositions, absent infrastructure and lack of consumer-behaviour limitations that hinder its mass adoption. The review highlights that technological progression, enabling regulatory initiatives, and multi- stakeholder partnerships represent essential conditions that have to be applied to the creation of a fully-circular fashion ecosystem.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19758640
