More than 200 small mills involved in recycling cotton waste into yarn and fabrics across Tamil Nadu have come together and formed a recycle textile federation called Recycle Textile Federation. Creating awareness among members on the markets where the products and services have a demand is the focus of the federation.

Headquartered in Coimbatore, the federation presently has 230 members representing various mills from Tamil Nadu. The federation has plans to bring together such mills across the country to collectively address the needs of the industry, identify markets in different parts of the world, and direct its members to cater to places that need their products and services.

There are 400 mills in Tamil Nadu that process/recycle cotton waste and PET bottles into yarns and garments, with Coimbatore and Tirupur having 180 such mills. The federation would first strive to bring them together and function as an entity that would represent their common needs and demands and would also go for national and international coordination.