Material and recycling hauler CheckSammy, Surrey, British Columbia, says it is attempting to make it easier for municipalities, businesses and consumers to navigate textile recycling through its Drop ...

Each year, the global fashion industry generates more than 200 billion pounds of textile waste, with fast fashion alone contributing to around 10% of global carbon emissions. Overproduction to satisfy ...

While the industry awaits legislation to advance textile recycling, the circular actors continue to forge ahead. Worn Again Technologies and members including Renewcell and Lenzing are “committed to ...

Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a ...

Reuse and repair provisions are part of these states' proposed textile EPR bills. Meanwhile, California is mulling three ...

With 8 to 10 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stemming from the apparel and footwear sector, the industry’s contributions to the growing threat of climate change are fast coming under ...

Many people donate and resell used clothing. But what about that single sock, the ripped stuffed animal, or those shirts with the sweat-stained collars? Those lower-quality textiles often end up in ...

Chemical sorting can be utilized to selectively collect polyester from waste plastics and textiles. In the product stream, clean polyesters are obtained because the process eliminates colorants and ...

EPR for textiles is no longer a distant idea. It is in motion across the U.S., with California taking the lead in establishing and passing the first EPR law on textiles (SB 707) in 2024. In addition ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, textiles accounted for nearly 6 percent of the municipal solid waste generated in 2018, the most recent data available on the agency’s website.

The global Clothing and Textile Recycling Market was valued at USD 13610 Million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of USD 20220 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% ...

The Quezon City government has reinforced its commitment to a circular economy with the enactment of an ordinance seeking to ...