Grant project deliverable

Textile-to-textile recycling using SMME scaled needle felting technology

Grant holder: S Patnaik

Institution: CPUT

Grant: CSIR/BEI/CISA/2023/071

Duration: 1 February 2024 to 31 October 2025

Status: Completed

Briefing Note : Patnaik, S., Sonnenberg, N. and Romo, M (2025). Needle Felting. CPUT, Cape Town.
Video : Romo, M., Patnaik, S. and Sonnenberg, N. (2025). Waste to wealth: The needle-felting story.
Technical report : Patnaik, S., Sonnenberg, N. and Massyn Romo, G. (2025). Textile-to-textile recycling using SMME scaled needle felting technology. CPUT: Cape Town.
Conference: Patnaik, S. and Isaacs, S. (2025). Entrepreneurship and Waste Management: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions Through Education. 6th PLATE Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, 2-4 July 2025.
Book Chapter: Sonnenberg, N.C., Patnaik, S., Romo, G.M. (2024). Pursuing Zero Waste in the South African Textile Industry: A Case Study of SMME-Scaled Needle Felting Technology. In: Muthu, S.S. (eds) Zero Waste Sustainable Apparel Industry. Textile Science and Clothing Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76542-1_7.

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