According to the expert interviewed, highlighting the impact of recycled yarns on reducing emissions distracts attention from fashion’s biggest source of emissions: textile mills, which transform fibers into yarns to make fabric, as well as dyeing and finishing, an energy-intensive process that accounts for around 76% of a garment’s life-cycle emissions.
“Brands are focusing on the magical material they can create, rather than doing the less sexy work of improving energy efficiency in textile mills.”
