[Excerpt] Introduction Textile and clothing industry is one of the most polluting industries in
the world, with high impact on water and land consumption.
Approximately 5.8 million tons of textiles are discarded in Europe,
and only 1% is fiber-to-fiber recycled.This research was funded by FEDER funds through the Operational Competitiveness Program–COMPETE, under the project POCI-01-0247-FEDER047124, and by National Funds through Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), under the project UID/CTM/00264/2020. Talita Nicolau and Cátia Alves acknowledge FCT, MCTES, FSE and UE PhD grants 2022.15386.BD and 2022.10454.BD, respectively
