Global textile waste exceeds 92 million tons annually, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Recycling rates are less than 15 percent; most is landfilled or burned. Loom Carbon ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation estimates the market value of discarded clothing is nearly $130 million and recycling efforts could create more than 1,000 jobs in the state. U.S.

Polyester is one of the biggest sustainability challenges in the textile industry. It does not disintegrate, and while it's in nearly 60% of clothing, only 1% of textile waste is recycled into new ...

Alexander Weissensteiner, Alexander Wagner and Thomas Harter (from left) with a paper sample consisting of 30 per cent recycled cotton fibres. In Austria alone, around 220,000 tonnes of textile waste ...

Seen as something of a holy grail of circularity, textile-to-textile recycling remains a hot topic, as evidenced by multiple discussions on the subject at the recent Textiles Recycling Expo in ...

National Harbor, Md. — It's well understood in the recycling business that the flow of discarded PET bottles into clothing and carpeting is currently a one-way street. PET water and soda bottles can ...

Will chemical recycling revolutionize the fashion industry, or is it just “an excuse to keep producing plastic clothes”?