Downcycling is a form of recycling in which discarded materials or products are converted into items of lower value than the original input. Examples include recycling of textiles into industrial wipers or insulation and filling materials for car, interior and pet industries. The need for downcycling largely results from the technological challenges and a lack of economically viable options for recycling low- quality and blend materials, that currently dominate textile collections.(1,2)
DOWNCYCLING
