One of the biggest impediments to scaling textile-to-textile recycling, a new position paper says, is that most jurisdictions classify textile waste as, well, waste. Current draft criteria for the ...
The way Scott Hamlin sees it, the fashion industry boils down to two things: oil and water. "It’s oil to make polyester and water to grow cotton or any other natural fiber," said Scott Hamlin, founder ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gap Inc has signed an agreement with Syre, a textile-to-textile recycler founded by H&M Group, to use 10,000 tons per year of the company’s recycled polyester across its portfolio of brands. The ...
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 ...
Polymer-based—or plastic—synthetic materials have a hold on the fashion industry, currently making up about two-thirds of all fibers used in textiles with no signs of slowing down. At the same time, ...
Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term “circular economy” has entered the fashion industry ...
The state agency has received three proposals from organizations seeking to manage California’s extended producer responsibility act for clothing and linens. CalRecycle has posted PRO applications ...
To the editor: Textiles contribute far more to our waste stream than you’d think. An estimated 230,000 tons of textile products enter the state’s waste stream every year — almost 70 pounds per person ...
A campaign to reduce the amount of clothing going to waste represents an opportunity to provide the UAE with a significant financial boost, the country's Minister for Economy and Tourism has said.
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