The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The annual amount of fiber production reached 113 million tons in 2021 and the demand is increasing every year. However, almost 90% of ...

Here’s what brands should know about the state’s landmark regulations, which require producers to assume responsibility for ...

The clothing used to test the machine is more than 1,000 items from a local Goodwill that were donated but didn’t sell. Every year, 11 million tons of textiles – clothing, towels, bedding and more – ...

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

Sweden-based recycler Syre says it will work with global engineering and machinery firm ABB to explore technologies for industrial-scale textile recycling. ABB says a proposed Syre plant in Vietnam ...

ZHANGJIAGANG, China (AP) — In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China’s east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and sorts them. The novelty? It ...

Project Re:claim, which is turning polyester-rich textile waste into new yarn, is now backed by Global Recycled Standard ...

India’s positioning as the world’s textile recycling hub rests heavily upon the small town of Panipat, an approximate two-hour drive from country’s capital city of New Delhi. Pre-consumer textile ...

Norway is considering rules that would make companies help cover the cost of collecting and handling textile waste. The ...

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 25 June 2026 - The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) yesterday officially signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ...

Thrift stores are a first line of defense against textile waste, and changing attitudes about thrifting and resale could help shape recycling systems and divert more material from landfills in the ...