A consortium spanning seven European countries has launched the TexMat initiative to develop a deposit-return system for used ...
Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie its unsustainable practices and ecological consequences, from the making of plastic-derived textiles to its disposal. According to the ...
Textile recycling firm Reju announced it has selected the site for its first U.S.-based industrial facility marking a ...
VÄXJÖ, Sweden, Oct. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- "Only a negligible proportion of the global production of clothing and textiles is recycled today. Virtually everything is sent to landfill or incineration ...
Buttons, zippers and threads literally hold garments together, but they also disrupt preprocessing that needs to happen at scale to usher textile-to-textile recycling into the mainstream.
WORCESTER — It appears some people are tossing clothing and other textiles in the trash, despite state regulations on the books for the past 16 months that prohibits it. Worcester resident Courtney ...
Camille Tagle is co-founder and creative director of FABSCRAP, which is a textile recycling nonprofit. Textiles generate 21 billion pounds of waste that goes into landfills every year, and FABSCRAP ...
The RealReal examined data from the Environmental Protection Agency and the United Nations to explore the impact of fast fashion. - Polonio Video // Shutterstock The RealReal examined data from the ...