textile recycling
Circulose Restarts Production at Ortviken Plant
The rechristened Circulose is reopening its Ortviken plant in Sweden to resume the mass production of its…
Reju Selects Site for First Industrial-Scale Regeneration Hub in France
The proposed site would process post-consumer textiles into recycled polyester as France pushes to…
California Spends $99 Million A Year Sending Textiles to Landfill
A new report argues California could lock in its status as the country's environmental-policy pace setter by…
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PrimaLoft Launches Textile-to-Textile Recycling Initiatives
For the first time in its more than 40-year history, insulation maker PrimaLoft is giving customers a…
LaundRe is Reviving UK Denim, One Jean at a Time
In London's Docklands, a sustainable denim finishing company is turning today's written-off stock into…
France Taps Refashion for Framework to Penalize Ultra-Fast Fashion
At the French government's request, textile recycler Refashion may endorse eco-modulations to punish…
Reju Announces Site of First Commercial-Scale US Factory
There are plenty of reasons why Rochester, New York, checks so many boxes, said CEO Patrik Frisk.
Why Small Trims Are a Big Problem for Textile-to-Textile Recycling
Buttons, zippers and threads literally hold garments together, but they also disrupt preprocessing that needs…
EU Textile Recycling Faces Digital Data Gaps
Data shortfalls threaten EU textile recycling targets as policymakers and industry warn of delayed progress…
Why Creating the World’s First Stretch Nylon is ‘Like the Moon Landing’
One of the pain points that has thwarted textile-to-textile recycling at scale is the preponderance of…
Lycra, Radici Behind Recycling Breakthrough for Mixed-Fiber Textiles
Radici InNova's patented process uses selective dissolution technology to treat mixed textile waste and…
Can Textile Recycling Work at Scale? Loom Carbon Wants to Find Out
A new partnership with RTI International will stress-test Loom's thermal recycling system on blended and…
Birla Cellulose Backs Circulose to Advance Circular Textiles
Days after Circulose added a slew of brand partners to its stable, Birla Cellulose joins the fold as the…
India Ups Its Textile-to-Textile Recycling Game as Re-Start launches a 13 Million Euro Flagship Project
The initiative will focus on select geographies, or clusters, with the first program being rolled out in…
Kipas Textiles Launches Recycling Platform for Polyester
Kipaş Textiles is partnering with Meltem Kimya.