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Textile production is accelerating rapidly. Global fiber output has more than doubled since 2000 and is projected to rise another 45% by 2030. Yet nearly 85% of textiles still end up landfilled or incinerated, including over 200,000 tons each year in Colorado alone. While circularity offers a promising alternative model, system-level barriers continue to hinder progress. Building on the foundational work of RRS’s End Market Opportunity Assessment, the Circular Economy Development Center (CEDC) mapped the circular textile value chain to show the necessary infrastructure, the challenges the system faces, and the opportunities that will enable circularity in Colorado and the surrounding region. The webinar will provide a supply-chain view of barriers to and opportunities for textile recycling in Colorado.