There are “three legs to the stool” when it comes to textile recycling—collection, sortation, and finally, the processes that turn waste into new, saleable product. Knowing this, recently launched ...

Earlier this week, the US published its first federal report on textile waste, marking the first time the government has acknowledged — and proposed solutions to — one of the biggest issues facing the ...

A new partnership with RTI International will stress-test Loom's thermal recycling system on blended and contaminated textile ...

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 ...

The recycling platform is part of a multi-year partnership between Kahramanmaraş, Turkey-based Kipaş Textiles and Meltem Kimya, a Turkish chemical company specializing in chemically recycled PET ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Dutch textile industry stands at a crossroads. Fast fashion and overconsumption are driving an ever-growing mountain of waste, while the Netherlands is committed to achieving a fully circular ...

A coalition of textile, apparel and fashion industry interests is urging the Federal Trade Commission to integrate textile reuse and recycling into its ongoing revisions of the FTC Green Guides, the ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...