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 ...

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 ...

The demand for textile recycling is increasing due to environmental, economic, and regulatory factors. As global textile use and fast fashion expand quickly, large quantities of textile waste are ...

The hydrothermal process uses only heat, water and less than 5% biodegradable green chemical, to self-separate cotton and polyester blends.[Photo: H&M] BY Melissa Locker Even the most eco-minded ...

In partnership with the University of Amsterdam's Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group and helmed by Avantium CTO Gert-Jan ...

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 ...

The organization was formed by three retail and apparel associations ahead of California’s producer responsibility ...

The National Centre for the Circular Economy has said Ireland will need more resources to adequately deal with textile waste.