Each year, more than 60 percent of textiles produced globally are made from blended fibers, yet less than 1 percent of these materials are effectively recycled. The issue stems from the source, of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each year, an estimated 92 million tons of textiles become waste, with 57 percent destined for landfills and 25 percent bound for ...

The image is split vertically down the middle. On the left side, a tube spits out discarded clothes onto a pile of other discarded clothes in a landfill. On the right side, the pump spits clothes out ...

In today’s world, we’re bombarded by thousands of cheap clothing options. It’s easy to pick up new clothes for the summer—and it’s easy to dispose of these items, too. When we wear holes through our ...

For over a decade, investment and expectations have been funnelled into textile-to-textile recycling, with a groundswell of emerging technologies promising to turn fashion’s trash back into treasure.

A resurgence of secondhand shopping, new sorting methods and policy initiatives are all poised to help shift the needle on ...

Ereks-Blue Matters is applying its expertise in producing jeans with sustainable processes to a new complementary venture. The garment manufacturer announced the launch of Rematters Textile Recycling ...

Before any clothing can be recycled, it must be taken apart. This process, known as disassembly, is quickly becoming a major sticking point in the race to scale textile-to-textile recycling. “You ...

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A study released by London-based Systemiq claims that Europe could reach a tipping point for textile recycling where recycling polyester through depolymerization becomes more competitive than ...

Have you ever paused to ponder the fate of those bags of old clothes you carefully deposit into the charity bin at the end of the street or within the bustle of a supermarket parking lot? It’s easy to ...