Press Release- Scaling Circular Textile Waste Management in India: Alwaleed Philanthropies, Enviu, and CAIF Partners for Impact
- jelisha09
- May 18, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 27, 2025
The “Closing the Textile Waste Loop (CTL)” program aims to create sustainable solutions that address environmental challenges while empowering communities across the country.
Bengaluru, 26th October 2024: Alwaleed Philanthropies “Global” has partnered with Circular ApparelInnovation Factory (CAIF), an Intellecap initiative, and Enviu, a leading venture-building studio, in pioneering a groundbreaking approach to textile waste management in India.
With an estimated 92 million tons of textile waste generated globally each year, the Circular TextileThe Waste Management (CTWM) program, led by Alwaleed Philanthropies ‘Global” aims to createsustainable solutions that address environmental challenges while empowering communities across the country.
Last week, CAIF and Enviu were delighted to host Alwaleed Philanthropies’ team in Bengaluru for aninsightful visit to experience the impact of the “Closing the Loop on Textiles Waste” (CTL) program. Thevisit covered an in-person tour of the Textile Recovery Facility (TRF), a hub for aggregating, sorting, andselling textile waste in Bangalore, recently established by CAIF with support from Hasiru Dala, our on-ground implementation partner. The team also explored the collaborative ‘skills-as-a-service’ modelwith Sambhav Foundation and Twirl Store (an upcycler), focused on unlocking circular job opportunities for waste pickers by building their skills and creating market linkages.
Enviu’s venture ReTex’s work was showcased with a visit to a hotel from where ReTex collects uniformsand linen waste in collaboration with Krishna, a waste entrepreneur under the CTL program, whomanages the local Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC). The field visit ended with a tour of the DWCC to understand how ReTex is adding value to the collected textile waste.
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