Name: Sandeep Reen
Country: India

Year: 2022
Volume: Volume-7, Issue-2 (July-December)
Page Number: 74-77

With the changing world and developing modern thoughts on Textiles today there is tremendous impact on Textile Industry of India. Changed ideology on concept of waste generation along with worldwide concern for environmental depletion has resulted in improved working conditions of laborers. This change has brought along aware of new thought towards recycling and reusing textile waste in making redesigned articles and garments by involving rural sector and enabling them to generate income to have satisfactory livelihoods. This paper aims at recognizing and enumerating various opportunities made available to large number of unskilled and semi-skilled workers. The study also highlights how different sectors of society have been benefitted by using textiles wastes gathered from textile industry and consumers end and is converted into usable articles of daily use. This tremendous development has led to the empowerment of various rural and weaker sections by enabling them earn at their own and become self-independent. They have been benefitted by various projects aiming at providing them opportunities to make best use of their talent and feel empowered after being able to generate income for themselves.
Keywords: Waste, Recycling, Upcycling, Empowerment, Scraps, Rewear, Empowerment