Comprehensive overview of the Pakistan Textile Waste Industry This report, developed by Reverse Resources and their Consortium Partners through the SMEP-funded project Using data to revolutionise textile waste management and recycling, investigates the Textile Waste Industry in Pakistan. The textile industry is a cornerstone of Pakistan’s economy, contributing significantly to GDP and employment. However, it
Textile waste segregation and traceability The Upstream Circularity Podcast This podcast is Episode 1 in the Upstream Circularity podcast series posted by the Global Fashion Agenda. This three-part series unpacks The Upstream Circularity Playbook – exploring the technical innovations, systemic shifts, and real-world solutions shaping the future of textile recycling. This episode on ‘Textile waste segregation and
Join us for a webinar on leather supply chain traceability! Understanding Traceability and Due Diligence in the Leather Supply Chain: Perspectives from Pakistan and Bangladesh 🗓 Date: 16 April 2025🕒 Time: 2:00 PM UTC+5 | 11:00 AM CEST | 11:00 AM SAST⌛Duration: 1.5 hours📍 Venue: Online (Zoom) Register here Background The leather industry plays a
Pakistan is confronting a complex water crisis. Ranked 5th amongst the 23 most water-insecure countries globally in the 2023 Global Water Security Assessment by the United Nations, Pakistan faces low water resource availability, intricate water governance, disparate access to safe drinking water, and limited storage capacity. With about 38% of domestic wastewater effectively treated nationwide,
Representatives of the SMEP PMA and UNCTAD were fortunate to travel to vibrant Pakistan in December 2024. The main objective of the trip was to visit all Pakistan SMEP projects and to engage with relevant stakeholders in the country.
This annual review report showcases SMEP’s execution and impact for the financial year of 2023-2024. During the year under review, the programme had significant expansion into new sectors and undertook high-level engagements with regulatory and policy-making bodies.
The project aims at addressing pollution and human impacts associated with Pakistan leather sector by enhancing the manufacturing process and building capacity of public sector and value chain players through a three-pronged approach. It includes the development of a digital traceability toolkit, creating circular products from waste and decreasing pollution in wastewater by utilising enzymes.
The University of Northumbria, along with its consortium partners, proposes to address the release of hazardous chemicals into the environment from textiles manufacturing wastewater through piloting an innovative Molecular Distortion Technology for treating textile wastewater in Pakistan, a textiles manufacturing hotspot.
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