Waste management in the textile and clothing (TAC) industry is a challenging issue due to high resource consumption and pollution generation. Therefore, the adoption of industrial symbiosis (IS) is the need of the hour for the TAC industry. However, the adoption of IS in emerging economies like India, Brazil, Bangladesh, etc. is limited due to various impediments. The present work aims to identify and analyse these barriers and develop mitigation strategies in the context of Indian TAC industry. Eighteen IS barriers have been identified and validated; and the interrelationships among them are studied by applying the 'weighted influence non-linear gauge system (WINGS)' method, which not only estimates the intensity of influence but also takes the self-strength of barriers into account. The results show that lack of trust amongst supply chain partners, lack of financial incentives from the government, lack of guidance from regularity bodies and industry associations and lack of consumer awareness are the most significant barriers. Additionally, the strategies to mitigate these barriers are developed based on a quadruple helix framework considering academia--government-industry-society as the main actors. The findings of the study will be helpful for the TAC industry, policymakers and other concerned stakeholders in framing suitable strategies to improve the long-term waste management practices of the industry and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs).

中文翻译：

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减轻废物管理的工业共生障碍：纺织和服装行业的综合决策框架。

由于高资源消耗和污染产生，纺织服装（TAC）行业的废物管理是一个具有挑战性的问题。因此，采用工业共生（IS）是TAC行业的当务之急。然而，由于各种障碍，信息系统在印度、巴西、孟加拉国等新兴经济体的采用受到限制。目前的工作旨在识别和分析这些障碍，并在印度 TAC 行业的背景下制定缓解策略。已确定并验证了 18 个 IS 障碍；采用“加权影响非线性规范系统（WINGS）”方法研究了它们之间的相互关系，该方法不仅估计了影响的强度，而且还考虑了障碍物的自身强度。结果表明，供应链合作伙伴之间缺乏信任、缺乏政府的财政激励、缺乏监管机构和行业协会的指导以及缺乏消费者意识是最重要的障碍。此外，减轻这些障碍的策略是基于四重螺旋框架制定的，考虑到学术界-政府-工业-社会作为主要参与者。该研究的结果将有助于 TAC 行业、政策制定者和其他相关利益相关者制定适当的战略，以改善该行业的长期废物管理实践并实现可持续发展目标 (SDG)。