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 ...

As far as the T2T Alliance-T2T being short for textile-to-textile, as in recycling-is concerned, the European Union's ecodesign for sustainable products regulation has one massive flaw: it doesn't ...

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 ...

Circ’s new $500 million facility in Saint-Avold, France, is set to become the world’s first industrial-scale plant dedicated to recycling polycotton textile waste—a feat long considered impossible at ...

A study released by London-based Systemiq claims that Europe could reach a tipping point for textile recycling where recycling polyester through depolymerization becomes more competitive than ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The city of Troutdale is partnering up with organizations nationwide to launch a new textile recycling program. The WM ReTRN (Recovering Textiles Right Now) Program is geared ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, textiles accounted for nearly 6 percent of the municipal solid waste generated in 2018, the most recent data available on the agency’s website.

Nana Adu, the communications coordinator at EcoEquitable, said textile waste is a global problem. Around 290 kilotons of ...