"The bottom line drives a lot of innovation." Startup develops game-changing solution for major problem with common waste: 'I ...

Chemical sorting can be utilized to selectively collect polyester from waste plastics and textiles. In the product stream, clean polyesters are obtained because the process eliminates colorants and ...

While the industry awaits legislation to advance textile recycling, the circular actors continue to forge ahead. Worn Again Technologies and members including Renewcell and Lenzing are “committed to ...

Japan aims to reduce clothes waste by 25 percent by fiscal 2030 compared with 10 years before to address the environmental impact of carbon dioxide emissions-heavy garment production. The move to ...

The Dutch textile industry stands at a crossroads. Fast fashion and overconsumption are driving an ever-growing mountain of waste, while the Netherlands is committed to achieving a fully circular ...

Polyester textiles account for 2/3 of the global PET market of around 100 million tons. Only 13% of textile waste is currently recycled, and only 1% is recycled "fiber-to-fiber" 1,2 Carbios has ...

Each year, the global fashion industry generates more than 200 billion pounds of textile waste, with fast fashion alone contributing to around 10% of global carbon emissions. Overproduction to satisfy ...

Serial investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban recently took a stake in a company addressing the massive problem of textile waste. Cuban offered to invest $300,000 in Retold Recycling in exchange for a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a freelance writer specializing in retail and ecommerce. Jun 10, 2024, 12:17pm EDT Shoppers can now donate specific textiles ...

With 8 to 10 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stemming from the apparel and footwear sector, the industry’s contributions to the growing threat of climate change are fast coming under ...

A coalition of textile, apparel and fashion industry interests is urging the Federal Trade Commission to integrate textile reuse and recycling into its ongoing revisions of the FTC Green Guides, the ...

Re-START Alliance, a textile recovery alliance, has launched Cluster Collective, its first flagship project to boost ...