Indonesia Textile Recycling Market Overview, 2029

The textile recycling market in Indonesia forms the global sustainability landscape by mitigating environmental impacts of textile wastes through innovative processes and practices. This overview addresses various issues related to the market in different regions, hence giving a view of the industry in its holistic dimension. The textile recycling market can be beneficial to the economy in terms of job creation and business development in collection, sorting, and processing sectors. Investment in recycling technologies reduces raw material costs and increases company competitiveness. In Indonesia, the growth of the sector ensures innovation and helps in sustainable economic development. Growing environmental awareness of consumers supports demand for recycled and sustainable products in Indonesia. Educational campaigns and rise of eco-awareness raise participation levels in recycling and affect market trends, whereby companies are compelled to ensure sustainability of their operations and innovation of new technologies on recycling. Material complexity, potential loss of quality, and, finally, economic feasibility are the problems that exist in the market. Material mix complicates the recycling process, and the fiber quality be worsened by mechanical processes. High costs and unsatisfactory infrastructure hinder the growth of the market; innovation and investment will always be required. It is only through innovation that development in textile recycling will be moved further. It is further supported that improving material quality and sustainability is bettered with new developments in fabric design and recycling methods through collaboration between researchers, industry players, and policymakers.

According to the research report "Indonesia Textile Recycling Market Overview, 2029," published by Bonafide Research, the Indonesia Textile Recycling market is anticipated to grow at more than 5% CAGR from 2024 to 2029. Recycling of waste textiles recovers useful fibers and materials that minimize the intake of new raw materials and, consequently, reduces energy use. While generally recycling requires less energy than producing new fibers from raw materials, a reduction in carbon footprint will be achieved through the recycling of textiles. By supporting sustainable practices through the use of recycled materials, the brands drive forward a more sustainable fashion industry while, at the same time, encouraging responsible consumer behavior. Research for sustainable materials, for example, biodegradable or recyclable fabrics, is under way. New developments in textile recycling represent a clear milestone in the sector. In Indonesia market, technological advancements are more efficient mechanical and chemical methods of recycling are now on offer, with an improved quality and scope of materials recovered. Investments in recycling infrastructure have increased in the form of new facilities and upgradations to existing ones. It is through research and innovation that new recycling processes and materials are created, such as closed-loop recycling systems that enable fibers to be continually reused. Government initiatives are also very supportive, with policies and incentives aimed at increasing the rate of recycling and a general urge for sustainable practices within the industry in Indonesia.

There are huge, all-embracing materials composed in the Indonesia textile recycling market, showing their own attributes and recycling challenges. Since it is also largely employed in many garments and textiles, cotton is still widely related to this industry. Recycling cotton in Indonesia will essentially involve regenerating new fiber by breaking down used garments, but it requires sorting and processing to maintain quality. Advances in recycling technology have increased the efficiency of this process in line with sustainability goals and reduced waste. Polyester & Polyester Fiber in Indonesia are also very important, as polyester is holdings of commanding a large market for apparel and industrial applications. The different popular ways of recycling polyester include mechanical or chemical methods of turning old fibers to form new products that would solve the environmental concerns linked to plastic pollution. Chemical recycling of polyester has huge potential in terms of both quality and efficiency, thus being one of the main focuses when it comes to sustainable methods of production for textiles. Additional opportunities, but also challenges, are coming from Nylon & Nylon Fiber in Indonesia. Since nylon is used to make durable goods like sportswear and industrial textiles, the process of recycling nylon involves de-polymerizing the material in order to reclaim the fibers. While nylon is very hard to recycle because of fiber degradation and problems of separation, the process will become more viable in the near future when technology advances. Wool has natural durability and biodegradability, but it is also an important component in textile recycling. Wool fibers are sorted, cleaned, and carded; however, as the process goes on, the quality of the regenerated wool becomes very hard to maintain. Development of new recycling methods, increasing supply of recycled wool products. Others include a vast array of materials everything from fiber blends to such specialty fibers as acrylic and spandex all of them presenting their own set of challenges in regard to their successful recycling.

The major sources in Indonesia that drive the textile recycling market include Apparel Waste, Home Furnishing Waste, Automotive Waste, and Others, each having its challenges and opportunities. Apparel Waste forms a huge contribution from discarded garments, clippings, and unsold stocks. The apparel waste in Indonesia is recycled by sorting, shredding, and regeneration of fibers to produce new textiles. The improving the technologies in fiber-to-fiber recycling enhance efficiency toward supporting sustainable fashion, reducing environmental impacts from the fashion industry. The Home Furnishing type of waste includes textiles from upholstery, curtains, and bedding. This category nearly always contains a mix of materials and is thus complicated to recycle but it's possible with advancements in sorting and processing technologies. Effective recycling in Indonesia of home furnishing waste diverts textiles from landfills, contributing to the circular economy by reusing materials for new products. Automotive wastes include interior textiles in cars, such as seat upholstery and carpets. Since special materials and blends are used in automobiles, their recycling follows different rules compared to garment wastes. Such recycling reduces in Indonesia the environmental impact from the automotive industry and helps recover resources. Others pertain to sources of textile waste ranging from industrial to medical and agricultural textiles.

Sources of waste, in the textile recycling market, are normally divided into post-consumer and pre-consumer textile wastes, which offer different opportunities and challenges in terms of recycling. Post-consumer textile waste consists of garments and textiles which consumers have discarded at the end of their first use. This includes used, worn-out clothing, household textiles like towels, bed linens, and accessories that have been soiled. Because of its quantity and the likely negative effects of land?lls, a large part of the recycling effort focuses on post-consumer wastes. Various stages in the processing of recycling postconsumer textiles involve collection, sorting, and processing to recover the ?bers for making new textile products. Better sorting technologies, coupled with innovations in ?ber-to-?ber recycling, have made it considerably easier to process old garments into new fabrics or other products. In the case of post-consumer waste, variability in materials and effective sorting form the challenges that define high-quality recycling outcomes. Pre-consumer textile waste comes from offcuts, defective items, and extra fabric produced during the process of textile manufacturing; it is also called industrial or manufacturing waste. This variety of waste is usually produced before the textiles reach the consumer. Pre-consumer waste could be more feasible to recycle than post-consumer waste because of its relative purity and uniformity. A lot of the recycling of pre-consumer waste occurs through reprocessing scraps of fabric or offcuts into creating new textile products or materials. This is precious waste for recycling because it normally is cleaner and of a more consistent quality, hence easily processed. The attempts that lessen waste before consumers include improving the efficiency of processes in manufacturing and incorporating recycling practices that recapture and reutilize fabric wastes.



There are only two major processes for recycling textiles in the textile recycling market in Indonesia are Mechanical and Chemical, with different methods and associated benefits to deal with various sorts of textile wastes. Mechanical recycling is the most frequently applied approach, involving breaking down the textile waste into smaller pieces. It will, in most cases, include the following steps are shredding, carding, and spinning, thus turning old textiles into new fibers or products. Mechanical recycling is done to a great extent in materials like cotton and polyester since it easily processes them into recycled yarns or fabrics. Generally, the process is less complex and more cost-effective compared to chemical recycling. The process might result in a loss of quality of the fibers being recycled, especially when handling mixed or degraded materials. It is a core link in the handling of vast quantities of textile waste and is required to yield recycled textiles for the different textile applications. Chemical recycling method, the textile is converted into its molecular form through the use of a chemical process. The material scope is more significant as compared to the mechanical process because there are certain materials that cannot be easily handled through mechanical recycling, such as mixtures and synthetic fibers. It simply means that chemical recycling includes other processes like depolymerization, whereby polymers are broken down into building-block monomers to eventually allow for new high-quality fibers. This technique is unique for the recycling of polyester and nylon, as it can regenerate the material back to near-virgin state. While chemical recycling has the merit of producing better quality recyclants relative to the resultant product from mechanical recycling, this process has often been found complicated and expensive. Advances in chemical recycling technologies make it a very promising option, especially with continuous improvements in efficiency and scalability.

Considered in this report
• Historic year: 2018
• Base year: 2023
• Estimated year: 2024
• Forecast year: 2029

Aspects covered in this report
• Textile Recycling market Outlook with its value and forecast along with its segments
• Various drivers and challenges
• On-going trends and developments
• Top profiled companies
• Strategic recommendation

By Material
• Cotton
• Polyester & Polyester Fiber
• Nylon & Nylon Fiber
• Wool
• Others

By Source
• Apparel Waste
• Home Furnishing Waste
• Automotive Waste
• Others

By End-Use Industry
• Apparel
• Home Furnishings
• Industrial & Institutional
• Others

By Textile Waste
• Post-consumer
• Pre-consumer

By Process
• Mechanical
• Chemicals

The approach of the report:
This report consists of a combined approach of primary and secondary research. Initially, secondary research was used to get an understanding of the market and list the companies that are present in it. The secondary research consists of third-party sources such as press releases, annual reports of companies, and government-generated reports and databases. After gathering the data from secondary sources, primary research was conducted by conducting telephone interviews with the leading players about how the market is functioning and then conducting trade calls with dealers and distributors of the market. Post this; we have started making primary calls to consumers by equally segmenting them in regional aspects, tier aspects, age group, and gender. Once we have primary data with us, we can start verifying the details obtained from secondary sources.

Intended audience
This report can be useful to industry consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, associations, and organizations related to the Textile Recycling industry, government bodies, and other stakeholders to align their market-centric strategies. In addition to marketing and presentations, it will also increase competitive knowledge about the industry.