Buttons, zippers and threads literally hold garments together, but they also disrupt preprocessing that needs to happen at ...
EU-funded research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm. By Ali Jones In a factory in Waregem, north-west ...
Clothes and blankets, it turns out, can keep you warm in more than one life. That beloved sweatshirt that kept you warm through college but now has holes and stains is not necessarily destined for the ...
Textile waste is a major environmental threat. Here’s what’s being done about it. Hand holding clothing tag with textile waste in background. Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie ...
Data shortfalls threaten EU textile recycling targets as policymakers and industry warn of delayed progress on circular ...
Consider the humble T-shirt. A wardrobe staple for more than a century, the T-shirt has become a ubiquitous component of most closets. Yet, no matter their origin–a three-pack, a concert merch table, ...
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 ...
The European textile sector continues to operate on largely linear production models, with around 73 % of post-consumer ...
Global Clothing and Textile Recycling Market to Reach USD 20.2 Billion by 2031, Driven by Circular Economy Initiatives | Valuates Reports ...
BASF and global fashion retailer Inditex have engineered a real rags-to-riches circularity story — a jacket composed entirely of a nylon 6 created from 100% textile waste. Every component of the ...
Many people donate and resell used clothing. But what about that single sock, the ripped stuffed animal, or those shirts with the sweat-stained collars? Those lower-quality textiles often end up in ...
Textile solution firm Evrnu is in the business of transformative innovation. And the firm said Friday it developed and launched a breakthrough material made from 100 percent cotton textile waste, that ...