CMAI, UNIDO launch nationwide 'Mega Used Clothes Upcyclon' from Mumbai

Industry body CMAI has teamed up with UNIDO to roll out a nationwide consumer awareness, collection and upcycling programme for post-consumer textile waste, kicked off in Mumbai on World Environment Day to push circular fashion in India.

— Source publishedSat, 6 Jun, 2026, 11:32 IST·First seen Sun, 7 Jun, 2026, 06:39 IST·Source Apparel Resources India

What happened

CMAI partnered with UNIDO to launch the 'Mega Used Clothes Upcyclon' in Mumbai on World Environment Day, a nationwide consumer awareness, used-clothing

Why this matters

Track upcycling micro-enterprises and recycled-fiber processors mobilized under this programme as early M&A or JV targets to vertically integrate circular sourcing ahead of likely EPR mandates.