textile waste
TechStyle Partners with Good360 for Recurring Apparel Donations
The new partnership kicked off with a donation of $1.5 million in JustFab and ShoeDazzle apparel to…
Nike Wants to Make Waste History—Here’s How
Nike envisions a future where the idea of waste simply doesn't exist.
The North Face is Making Old Textiles New Again
The North Face is trading new fibers for old. Its 2018 Bottlesource collection, a line of T-shirts and…
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Emerging Designers to Showcase ‘Mindful Collections’ in September Sustainable Fashion Event
After a successful June venture that reached an audience of 640,000 in two days, with streams viewed as many…
Past Meets Future: Discovering the Upside of Upcycling Denim
Designers Greg Lauren, Blue Of A Kind and more are elevating discarded denim into premium upcycled garments…
With or Without COVID-19, Textile Waste Is on the Rise
U.K. households alone have cleared out some 184 million textile items, a new survey has found.
Queen of Raw is Using Blockchain to Tackle Fashion’s Waste Problem
Queen of Raw is saving deadstock textiles for new uses through a marketplace that allows sellers and buyers…
What’s Going to Happen to All of Fashion’s Mounting Merchandise?
"Basically, it's a mess, it really is a mess," said Karla Magruder. "There is literally not a place to put…
Abercrombie Partners With ThredUp to Help Customers Reduce Textile Waste
"Sustainability is integral to our success, and it's increasingly important to our customers," CEO Fran…
Ternua Turns Waste Wool into High-Quality Natural Outerwear Insulation
Spanish outdoor-apparel brand Ternua has launched an initiative to reuse waste wool as thermal insulation for…
How the Nike Atsuma Uses Innovative Pattern Design to Curb Waste
Nike has set out to use innovative design to reduce waste as it works to lower the impact of its footwear.
Why Europe’s Fashion Industry Is Poised to ‘Prosper’ in a Circular World
The European textile and apparel industry is in a "privileged position" to "deliver and prosper" in the…
Why Queen of Raw Credits the Trade War for Getting Brands to Source Deadstock
Textile waste is a $120-billion problem that startup Queen of Raw is trying to solve with a…
Americans Trash 600 Pieces of Clothing Over Their Lifetimes, Study Finds
Trunk Club, Nordstrom's personal styling service, released the results of a survey that found Americans may…
Why Hong Kong Wants to be the World’s Center of Sustainable Innovation
Just as businesses have started to see sustainability as a competitive advantage, so too has Hong Kong.