textile recycling
Chemical Recycling: The Future is Here
In a panel hosted by The LYCRA Company, experts discussed what is needed to make chemical garment recycling a…
Scaling Textile-to-Textile Recycling of Used Garments – The Holy Grail of Circular Textiles
Helene Smits, chief sustainability officer, Recover™, notes how scaling textile-to-textile recycling of used…
Accelerating Circularity Puts Spent Denim and Textiles to Good Use
Trials will show the ability to mechanically and chemically recycle cotton, and polyester and cotton blends…
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Best of Both Worlds: Unlocking Synergies of Mechanical and Chemical Recycling
Recover, Renewcell, Worn Again Technologies and Circ explain how chemical and mechanical textile recycling…
Aquafil’s Econyl Regenerated Nylon ‘Making Sizable Dent’ in Waste Stream
The company launched Aquafil Carpet Recycling, which recycles post-consumer rugs and carpets to create Econyl…
This Monomaterial Adidas Jacket Exposes Truths and Tradeoffs of Circular Design
Adidas is experimenting with an anorak designed to be returned to the brand at the end of its life and…
ReSuit Textile Recycling Project Aims to Make Denmark Circular Leader
The objective of the project is to foster a more sustainable textile industry and recycle all of Denmark's…
Circularity Requires Collaboration Outside of Fashion
During a Kingpins24 panel, denim experts discussed the ways in which circularity has evolved, and what it…
URBN and Nordstrom Confront 6.3-Million-Ton Textile Waste Problem
The retailers are devoting grants and support to facilitate a textile recycling startup's expansion from NYC…
H&M, HKRITA Embark on ‘Most Ambitious Program’ to Drive Fashion Circularity
H&M's nonprofit said it will plow $11.8 million into "groundbreaking" and "planet positive" innovations…
Why Fashion Brands Missed One-Third of Circularity Goals This Year
Brands and retailers involved in an industry initiative to boost circularity in fashion have missed more than…
H&M-Backed Plan Plots Circular Future for Bangladesh Textile Waste
Bangladesh wants to turn its linear model of clothing production into a circular one. A new initiative aims…
Universal Standard Continues Holiday Tradition with $25 Denim Trade-In Deal
Beginning on Cyber Monday, Universal Standard kicked off a week-long denim drive for Cotton Incorporated's…
How Connected Garments Could Facilitate Fashion’s Circular Revolution
As fashion pursues a more circular model, scaling up textile recycling is going to take more visibility into…
Blue Jeans Go Green Challenges Consumers to Recycle Unwanted Denim
Cotton Incorporated's Blue Jeans Go Green kicked off its second-annual Denim Stack Challenge to promote…