Implementación de la economía circular en el sector textil colombiano

Abstract

Currently, the circular economy is presented as a resilient, diverse, and proactive economic model that creates competitive advantages, opportunities, and challenges for sustainable growth, which in turn contributes to economic development not only in Colombia, but also worldwide. This research identifies the benefits that the implementation of the circular economy would bring within the value chain of the textile sector in Colombia, through the analysis of its current situation, considering each of the study variables that compose it. However, it is important to consider that, for this purpose, the document proposes through analysis and strategies how the circular economy can be integrated into the links of the textile value chain, which provides an overview of what the near future of a regenerative, contributive, and environmentally sustainable textile industry can mean. As a result, the circular economy is presented as a direct alternative in the textile sector, because after its implementation, which is based on Extract-Transform-Distribute-Use-Recover and return to the production cycle a textile waste or scrap, makes environmental sustainability something in which the industry can work, promote, and contribute to the preservation of the environment.