Textiles Research project aims to map textiles from consumer to waste stream January 31, 2023 A new project will map the progress of clothing when it is discarded in the United States
Textiles Grading system could help divert textiles from landfill January 23, 2023 Researchers from the University of Waterloo and Seneca College developed a method to evaluate an item’s quality from A to F and whether it can be resold, recycled or tossed
Textiles WM invests in textile recycler November 21, 2022 WM is making its first investment into textile recycling by buying into Debrand, which provides reverse logistics for textiles
Textiles Textile recycling gets boost from Eileen Fisher Foundation July 12, 2022 The Eileen Fisher Foundation (EFF) has launched Hey Fashion!, a digital platform that aims to expose textile waste issues and promote circularity
Textiles Brands are leaning on ‘recycled’ clothes to meet sustainability goals July 1, 2022 How are they made? And why is recycling them further so hard?
Textiles TerraCycle achieves recycling standard May 27, 2022 Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (Bureau Veritas) has certified two of TerraCycle U.S. waste streams under the Recycled Claim Standard as published by the Textile Exchange. “I am pleased to…
Textiles PUMA trials garment-to-garment recycling March 25, 2022 RE:JERSEY project takes football kits as the major ingredient to create yarn for new jerseys
Recycling Goodwill to recycle Beer Store uniforms October 20, 2021 Used uniforms from Ontario’s The Beer Store’s retail and logistics employees will be donated and recycled through Goodwill to ensure materials are not sent to landfills or incinerated. This…
Circular Economy Swedish co-op can recycle mixed-fibre textiles November 26, 2019 VÄXJÖ, Sweden – Swedish forestry cooperative Södra has developed a technique to separate the cotton and polyester in polycotton blends, which are one of the most widely used textiles…
Corporate responsibility Start-up to repurpose swag August 21, 2019 SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts –A new start-up will allow companies to repurpose unused swag items. Grossman Marketing Group has launched SwagCycle to focus on responsibly managing the lifecycle of branded merchandise. Branded…