Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the pre-consumer textile waste in North Macedonia

Abstract

Textile waste in North Macedonia participates with 4.7% in the total composition of the municipal solid waste which is completely landfilled. The purpose of this paper is investigation of the textile waste quantity and quality as a pre-condition for its further management. The results obtained show domination of the apparel cutting waste, the total amount has an average value of 2792.7 tons per year. The further analysis shows that cotton waste is the most represented with 46.4%, then waste from artificial and synthetic fibres with 41.4%. During the research period (2015-2020), 1.42 kg/capita (on average) of pure pre-consumer textile waste with retained physical and mechanical properties is generated annually.