Global textile waste exceeds 92 million tons annually, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Recycling rates are less than 15 percent; most is landfilled or burned. Loom Carbon ...

Textile-to-textile recycling was a hot topic at the Textiles Recycling Expo in Charlotte, N.C.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation estimates the market value of discarded clothing is nearly $130 million and recycling efforts could create more than 1,000 jobs in the state. U.S.

Experts discussed the challenges at the Textiles Recycling Expo in Charlotte, N.C.

Alexander Weissensteiner, Alexander Wagner and Thomas Harter (from left) with a paper sample consisting of 30 per cent recycled cotton fibres. In Austria alone, around 220,000 tonnes of textile waste ...

National Harbor, Md. — It's well understood in the recycling business that the flow of discarded PET bottles into clothing and carpeting is currently a one-way street. PET water and soda bottles can ...

Textile waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams globally, and there are limited options available to efficiently ...

If I were to go through my closet and discard what I rarely wear—and frankly, it’s about half of it—I would have a considerable amount of clothing to get rid of. But the prospect of what to do with it ...