Maharashtra government, in collaboration with consulting firm Primus Partners, has released a thought leadership report outlining a strategic roadmap for making India’s textile industry zero-waste by 2047. The report, titled ‘Making India a Zero-Waste Fashion Country’, was unveiled by Maharashtra’s Minister of Textiles, Sanjay Savkare, at Bharat Tex 2025.
The report provides a structured framework to embed sustainability, circular economy principles, and resource efficiency across the textile value chain, from farm to foreign markets. With the potential to address textile waste valued at $3.5 billion over the next five years, the initiative calls for robust policy support, industry collaboration, and consumer participation to drive sustainable transformation.
Based on a survey of industry stakeholders and citizens, the report highlights key barriers to sustainability, including financial constraints, limited adoption of green technologies, skill gaps, low demand for eco-friendly products, and fragmented policies. The report also notes the rising influence of ultra-fast fashion—largely fueled by social media trends—as a significant contributor to textile waste.
To tackle these challenges, the report integrates the 5F approach—farm, fiber, factory, fashion, and foreign—ensuring sustainability at every stage of the textile value chain. It advocates for organic farming, eco-friendly fiber production, waste-reducing manufacturing techniques, circular fashion principles, and global alignment with sustainability standards.
Among its key recommendations, the report calls for financial incentives, including subsidies for green initiatives and establishing a dedicated fund for circular economy projects. It also proposes the creation of Textile Waste Collection Centres to improve waste management and recycling infrastructure. Strengthening policy frameworks, the report advocates for a National Policy for Sustainable Textiles and the implementation of an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme to ensure accountability in textile waste management.
Kanishk Maheshwari, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Primus Partners, expressed his optimism and commitment to a sustainable future while also expressing his gratitude, stating “To tackle India’s textile waste issue, a comprehensive approach is essential, including a unified B2B digital marketplace for pre-consumer waste, consumer education, revised textile labelling, and skill development. The introduction of an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme will also be transformative, holding producers accountable for the lifecycle of their products and positioning us at the forefront of a sustainable, circular economy.”
make unique content without any copyright and use your words instead of source words and fix the spelling and grammar errors
