The Use of Textile Industry Waste in the Production of Building Composites
The purpose of the article is to review both the scientific research and development devoted to the use of recycled textile wastes in the production of composite materials to perform the requirements of environmental sustainability of textile production and promote measures for effective waste processing. Textile production is one of the most polluting industrial areas. Solid textile waste is a serious problem for the environmental sustainability of the production of textile materials. Various strategies have been developed and partially adopted by many companies to dispose of textile wastes and prevent them from entering landfills. An alternative to the disposal of textile industry wastes is their use for the manufacture of composites by introducing into various matrices: thermoplastic polymer, thermosetting resins, natural components, and concrete. In this field, both synthetic and natural fibers are used to improve the characteristics of the final products in terms of functional and structural features. Recently, research attention has been paid to the possible reuse of industrial textile waste or recycling of used fabrics for the sale of recycled fibers that will be used as fillers in combination with polymer or concrete matrices. Various types of fibers are introduced as a reinforcing material into concrete to ensur