Brazil Textile Recycling Market Overview, 2029

Brazil Textile Recycling Market Overview, 2029

In the realm of sustainability, the Recycled Textiles Market in Brazil has emerged as a promising sector. With increasing concern for the environment and a heightened shift towards eco-friendliness, demand for recycled textiles is growing tremendously. This is further backed by government efforts encouraging the use of sustainable manufacturing methods. The chief hindrances or restraining factors in the growth and development of the Recycled Textiles market in Brazil are discussed below. One of the major challenges is that while there is no such infrastructure and technology for fast and efficient textile recycling, this means low collection rates and very small processing capacity. Large amounts of textile wastes go therefore to landfills, aggravating the crisis on the environment and resources. The other major reason is that a lack of regulatory framework and incentives for efforts on recycling acts as a barrier to the private investment that should be going into sustainable practices and circular economy models. Furthermore, consumer preference for low-cost fast fashion fully reinforces a linear pattern of consumption, hence continuing to suppress demand for recycled textile products, hindering the market growth. The technological landscape in Brazil remains underdeveloped in relation to textile-to-textile recycling, particularly in regard to synthetics like polyester fibres. More sustainable models—business models centered on second-hand sales, exchange, repair, resale, and rent have been tested in Brazil, but so far, they are not scalable or financially viable. National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS) is established by Law No. 12,305/2010, this policy outlines guidelines for solid waste management, including textiles. It encourages the implementation of recycling programs and mandates that municipalities develop waste management plans, which can include textile waste. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is under the PNRS, manufacturers, importers, and retailers are responsible for the life cycle of their products, including post-consumer waste. This encourages companies in the textile industry to take responsibility for recycling and proper disposal of their products.

According to the research report ""Brazil Textile Recycling Market Overview, 2029,"" published by Bonafide Research, the Brazil textile recycling market is anticipated to grow at more than 4 % CAGR from 2024 to 2029. One of the major factors fostering market growth is the steadily expanding Brazilian textile and fashion industry, generating a huge volume of textile wastes that create a huge feedstock for recycling. Apart from that, increasing consciousness toward sustainability among consumers results in high preference for products containing sustainable or recycled materials, thereby driving market growth. Government policies, which are slanted towards waste reduction and encourage recycling and waste management, are also enacted, hence driving the market growth. Moreover, the extensive adoption of circular economy principles among companies by way of trying to retain or keep the value of resources for a much longer time, recovering products, and recycling them is catalyzing the market growth. In addition to this, increasing environmental concerns that are pushing consumers to look out for recycled products are boosting the market growth. Contrarily, with rapid technological development in textile sorting and recycling processes that raises quality and efficiency in producing high-quality recycled textiles, the market for these materials will rapidly grow. This will be aided by the increasing cooperation amongst public entities, private companies, and non-profit organizations towards improving the infrastructure needed for textile recycling. Apart from this, the rising cost of waste disposal and raw materials incentivizing businesses to adopt recycling practices acts as a growth-inducing factor. On the other hand, the growth in international trade in second-hand clothing, opening new markets for recycled textiles in Brazil, acts as a growth inducer. Apart from this, the development of chemical recycling methods that enable fibers to be recovered from blended fabrics and the recovery of higher quality recycled textile products is offering significant impetus to market growth.

In the textile recycling market in Brazil, the segment at the forefront is Cotton, largely due to its extensive use in the textile industry. A high level of availability and strong presence in consumer apparel and industrial textiles drives Cotton's dominance in textile recycling. The process being efficient due to the composition of cotton as a natural fiber, it turns out to be very economical and environmentally favorable. Also, large domestic production of cotton reinforces this segment's leadership position because the supply chain for recycled cotton is well laid down and potent. The Polyester and Polyester fiber segment shows tremendous growth. It can be attributed to rising consumption of polyester-based products since they are durable and require low maintenance, thus being affordable. Synthetic polyester fiber runs from casual clothing to carpets and thus forms a huge part of landfilled waste. Increased awareness about sustainability and recycling has spurred rising interest in developing technologies and systems able to recycle polyester with greater efficiency. With ever more emphasis placed on the textile industry in regard to circularity, new methods for recycling and innovations fuel this segment. Since nylon is a synthetic polymer, it has a very complicated chemical structure and hence is hard to recycle, although improvements are being made. While wool is natural and hence biodegradable, it constitutes a smaller share of the markets in Brazil and is less commonly recycled compared to more abundant cotton and polyester. ""Others"" include a set of materials comprising blends and other specialty fibers that jointly hold a relatively small share in the market and are normally recycled by processes that are niche in nature.

The Apparel Waste segment contributes the most to the textile recycling market in Brazil, mainly due to huge volumes of discards in clothing originating from this country's significant apparel sector. Brazil has a rich culture in fashion and high rates of consumption regarding clothing, there is resulting significant textile waste. Apparel Waste accounts for a very large share of the recycling market, mainly because of the high turnovers of garments and high consumer focus on fashion. The apparel recycling infrastructure is well developed to provide for smooth processing and re-use of apparel material. At the same time, there is considerable growth in Home Furnishing Waste. This growth can be attributed to the rising awareness among consumers about sustainability and the growing market for green home furnishing. As people seek upgrades or replacements of various home textiles such as carpets, upholstery, and curtains, so does the waste arising from the same increase. Innovations in recycling technologies and specialized processes that can be developed for the home furnishing materials segment drive its growth. Moreover, the rise of the middle class in Brazil is leading to an increased demand for home furnishings, thereby further adding to the quantum of waste in this category. Automotive Waste segment comprises textiles used in vehicle interiors, including seat fabrics and carpets. Though this forms an important segment, it probably is a relatively smaller share of the market due to the nature of materials that are relatively more specialized and comparatively less in volume against apparel waste.

The post-consumer segment is therefore leading and developing within the many involved in the textile recycling market within Brazil. This is highly due to the fact that a massive proportion of textile wastes is contributed to by consumers. As noted, post-consumer textile wastes include garment wastes, home textiles, and other similar kinds of materials that find themselves in the landfills or the recycle streams after their first use by consumers. High rates of consumption of clothing in Brazil, with rapid turnover of fashion, contribute to very significant generation of post-consumer waste. Increasingly sophisticated recycling technologies and growing emphasis on sustainability have driven improvements in infrastructure for processing and repurposing these materials. The post-consumer segment is also growing because of increasing environmental awareness and waste management regulations. Hence, greater recognition by consumers and businesses of the need for recycling and minimizing textile waste contributes to the increase in the volume of post-consumer material collection and processing. Initiatives and policies addressing landfill waste reduction and circular economy practices, among other things, are propelling growth within this segment. Pre-consumer material consists of selvage, rejected products, and others not meeting the standard store criteria. This material offers even more chances for recycling, although its volume is normally far less than post-consumer material because the collection of pre-consumer material is more managed and collected at a far slower pace.

The mechanical process segment leads the technology in recycling textiles in Brazil's textile recycling market. This is due to the well-developed, vastly adopted methods in shredding, carding, and spinning, which are excellent in processing large volumes of wastes in this industry. As such, mechanical recycling would be appropriate in processing ordinary materials like cotton and polyester, very common in the Brazilian textile industry. Low complexity and inexpensive, mechanical processes make them a preferred choice for many recycling facilities. The recovery through mechanical methods is quite efficient and can be turned into new fibers for use in new textile products or any other application. The growth of the Chemical process segment can be attributed to the following factors. Chemical recycling of textiles involves their breaking at a molecular level by means of chemical treatments, which can process a much wider range of materials and fibers, especially those difficult to be processed mechanically. This includes blended fabrics and synthetic fibers such as polyester. In Brazil, there is a rising interest in the development and adoption of advanced recycling technologies to address complex textile wastes. Chemical recycling can recover high-quality raw materials and, therefore, reduce dependence on virgin resources, thus contributing to the Brazil adjustment towards more sustainable and circular textile practices.

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.