Fast fashion’s waste problem could be solved by recycled textiles but brands need to help boost production

Earlier this year, fast fashion retailer Zara released its first womenswear collection made of recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The collection is available for sale in 11 countries, helping clothing made…

Unique textile sorting facility opens in BC

Debrand, a Vancouver-based reverse logistics solutions provider, has opened a new headquarters in Surrey, BC, to provide textile sorting services

Research project aims to map textiles from consumer to waste stream

A new project will map the progress of clothing when it is discarded in the United States

Grading system could help divert textiles from landfill

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

WM invests in textile recycler

WM is making its first investment into textile recycling by buying into Debrand, which provides reverse logistics for textiles

Textile recycling gets boost from Eileen Fisher Foundation

The Eileen Fisher Foundation (EFF) has launched Hey Fashion!, a digital platform that aims to expose textile waste issues and promote circularity

Brands are leaning on ‘recycled’ clothes to meet sustainability goals

How are they made? And why is recycling them further so hard?

TerraCycle achieves recycling standard

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…

PUMA trials garment-to-garment recycling

RE:JERSEY project takes football kits as the major ingredient to create yarn for new jerseys

Goodwill to recycle Beer Store uniforms

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…