up in landfills, intensifying environmental pollution and occupying valuable landfill space. It highlights the alarming environmental damage caused by discarded textiles such as apparel, carpets, footwear, and towels.

Environmental Impact of Textile Waste Textile waste is responsible for significant environmental harm; decomposing these materials in landfills releases harmful greenhouse gases like methane and leach contaminants into the soil and groundwater.

The decomposition of textiles in landfills results in harmful chemicals leaching into the environment. The considerable influence of "fast fashion"—rapid production cycles of trendy, low-cost apparel— has exacerbated this problem over the past two decades.

The fast fashion business model , characterized by rapid and low-cost production and inadequate systems for collecting and sorting textiles and nascent recycling technologies, has exacerbated the waste problem. The focus on short-term garment use has led to a significant turnover of clothing, much of which is discarded…