Episode 45
Textile Recycling Only Works If the Budget Does
Why Circular Textiles Depend on Cost Models, Legislation, and CFO Buy-in — Not Just Sustainability Goals
Ron Hawk·Director of Collaborative Sales·Loopworks
About This Episode
Most textile waste still ends up in landfills — not because solutions don’t exist, but because companies struggle to justify the cost.
In this episode, Ron Hawk talks about building a circular textile facility in the U.S., why sorting and input quality drive economics, and how legislation is forcing brands to rethink end-of-life planning. Ron Hawk explains why recycling infrastructure is scaling slowly, why investor funding is hard to secure, and how many sustainability commitments stall at the CFO level.
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