Zara has released its first collection developed with recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The fast fashion retailer teamed with textile recycling firm Circ to release a line of women’s apparel made ...
The initiative is a key component of Bestseller's broader strategy to incorporate textile-to-textile recycled polyester into its supply chain and the first styles are now available in stores. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...
Textile-to-textile recycled polyester is having a moment. In November, Swedish recycler Syre announced it will become Nike’s lead strategic supplier of textile-to-textile recycled polyester in a multi ...
The vast majority of textiles are completely recyclable. Textiles include all items made from cloth or artificial fabric, including things like clothing, bed linens, cloth napkins, towels, and more.
As far as the T2T Alliance-T2T being short for textile-to-textile, as in recycling-is concerned, the European Union's ecodesign for sustainable products regulation has one massive flaw: it doesn't ...
Patrik Lundström is pleased with his new pair of Levi’s 501s. “The touch and feel is exactly the same as your cotton jeans,” he says. Lundström is CEO of Renewcell, a Swedish start-up that has created ...
Recycling old clothes isn’t always straightforward, but there are programs that are making it so much easier to keep apparel, shoes and accessories from ending up in landfills. Ahead, I delve into the ...