Textile and textile recycling is a cultural, social and economic practise rather than a

depositary or energy use. With cities diverting other high-volume waste sources including
organics, the disposal of old clothes is the next step for communities trying to eliminate solid
waste. According to the Pulse report of 2017, 57 percent discarded clothing ends up in a
landfill while 25 percent of that is incinerated. of the balance 18 percent, 8% is reused an
10% is recycled. This report on the study of sustainable practices to the supply chain of the
fashion industry, USA will enable explore ways to reduce the percentage of clothes that end
up in landfills or incinerated. The biggest value of garment recycling is the ability to reuse
clothes. By reusing clothes and textiles, waste can be avoided and energy-intensive modern
clothing production can be avoided. In comparison, garments unfit for reuse can be reused in
items such as rags, recycled or reprocessed into fabrics or other materials. In the United
States every year over 15 million tonnes, and the quantity has doubled in the past 20 years, is
produced in the United States. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, over 16
million tonnes of textile waste were collected in 2014. Of this number, 2,62 million tonnes,
3,14 million tonnes, and 10,46 million tonnes have been recycled and combustion into the
ground. An average US customer throws around 80 livres per person per year of used clothes.
It costs cities $45 a tonne on average nationwide to dispose of old clothing. It will take
decades for cotton clothes to decompose. Global retail sales for clothing and accessories have
reached US$ 1.9 trillion in recent years, with a forecast growth to over US$ 3 trillion by
2030, and are predicted to grow. In the Asia Pacific and European regions, the fashion
industry continues to expand positively, especially on emerging markets. The Netherlands
buys the largest number of products per citizen in one year, led by the US. This report
consists of primary data in the form of in-depth telephonic interview with people of the
industry along various positions of the supply chain. Belief of this research has been to go to
the root of the problem and back to the supplier of the supplier and find the discrepancies in
supply chain and the points of extravagance or wastage which can be cut back. This research
further explores the upcoming integration of industry 4.0 with the fashion industry to evolve
into fashion 4.0. Technologies like digital-twin, smart forecasting, AI, have been explored in
this report. Industry trends post the COVID-19 pandemic have changed a lot of business
perceptions which have forced the industry to look beyond current labour markets. There is a
vision in motion for exploring new materials and ways to produce them. Making artificial
leather without an animal’s hide being involved or 3D Printing fabric could be one such
break. At the moment the fashion industry has realised its wasteful ways and have focused on
ways to reduce reuse and recycle but most important is that they have understood that the
transformation to fashion 4.0 will not be sustainable on its own but will enable sustainability
to a greater extent.