Table 4.

Key recommendations to improve the sustainability of polyester garments during the end-of-life phase of the value chain. GHG = greenhouse gas

Issue	Goal	Measure	Action
Resources	Phase out fossil fuels as source of energy	Strict taxes on GHG emissions
		Discontinue buying/selling quotas on GHG emissions
		Discontinue subsidies for use of fossil fuels
		Incentivize use of renewable energy
Pre-disposal	Reduce volume of discarded clothes	Promote reuse and mending
Disposal	Improve collection of textiles	Provide information to the public on the correct processes for textile disposal and recycling
		Facilitate disposal by increasing the number of collection containers
		Increase the number of retail stores with take-back schemes
	Improve sorting facilities	Invest in new sorting technologies
Recycling	Reduce material rejection	Improve transparency concerning the additives used during manufacturing
	Improve monomer recycling technologies	Can chemical recycling be carried out at lower temperatures?
		Can enzymatic recycling overcome high crystallinity in fibers in a sustainable way?
Incineration	Modernization of incineration plants	Improve air pollution control systems
		Implant energy recovery (both as heat and electricity) in every installation
Biodegradation/biotransformation	Reduce volume of PET textile waste	Research feasibility and optimize different routes

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