Recycled cotton had an estimated production volume of 0.3 million tonnes in 2024 (compared to 24.1 million tonnes of virgin cotton), giving it a market share of approximately 1% An analysis by the Circular Fashion Partnership, a cross- circular fashion systems, revealed in its Scaling Circularity efficiently. It highlighted research by Reverse Resources 330,000 tonnes of 100% pure pre-consumer cotton waste in its ready-made garment (RMG) and fabric mills per year, out of mechanically recycled cotton. Chemically recycled cotton is result is a manmade cellulosic fiber, not cotton. ICAC, 2025. World Cotton Statistics. Downloaded May 12, 2025. NOTE: For the virgin cotton production volume in2024,ICACharvest year data from the 2023/24 season has i. Maia Research, 2025. Global Recycled Cotton Market Report 2025. 2 McKinsey& Company and Global Fashion Agenda, 2021. Scaling Circularity Report. MatterSstem, scheduled to takeeffect in 2026. You can learn more here.