An annual campaign that encourages people to buy pre-loved items over new ones, Second Hand September is a great initiative to help you move away from fast fashion. It's also a good time to consider ...

Cleaning out your closet doesn’t have to harm the environment — and if you’re smart, it can help your wallet, too. Getting rid of old clothes to make room for new ones is such a refreshing feeling — ...

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 ...

Chanalisa Sera is the first supervisor at Homeboy Industries’ new business, Homeboy Threads. From the seat of a forklift, Chanalisa Sera moves hundreds of boxes of clothes within a warehouse in Los ...

If your closet is overflowing with clothes, it may be time to start thinking about decluttering your wardrobe. Cleaning out ...

Are those torn-up blue jeans at the end of the line? Is that stained T-shirt still tucked away in the back of the drawer? Well, after Nov. 1, it will be a state code violation to toss them, or any ...

A new textile recycling plant opened by the company Renewcell in the small coastal city of Sundsvall, Sweden, is so big that employees use bikes to get from one end of the production line to the other ...

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 ...

M&S has become the latest retailer to offer shoppers vouchers for their unwanted clothes, joining John Lewis, H&M, Asda and River Island, which all offer similar schemes. Clearing out your pre-loved ...

Likewise, if the clothes you are getting rid of are dirty or stained, they may not be suitable for donation or recycling. While you can sell and donate clothes made of blended fabrics, they are tricky ...