LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textile waste continues to rise around the world as the global textile and apparel industry keeps booming. But fortunately, the industry is putting more of an emphasis and ...

Polyester textiles account for 2/3 of the global PET market of around 100 million tons. Only 13% of textile waste is currently recycled, and only 1% is recycled "fiber-to-fiber" 1,2 Carbios has ...

Are you someone who just can't resist a $4 shirt, even though you know you might only wear it once or twice? In recent years, the fast fashion industry has come under a lot of criticism as landfills ...

WENZHOU, China — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom ...

HOUSTON – The Fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Yes, many of us make prominent efforts to donate unwanted clothing, but an estimated 85% of all textiles end up in ...

According to United Kingdom-based waste management company Business Waste, the textile recycling sector in the U.K. and the European Union is in turmoil, and it is calling on fashion retailers to ...

Look through your closet and you’d be hard-pressed to find a fabric that is not a blend of multiple fibers. The most common is a cotton-polyester blend: a soft comfortable material that is cheap to ...

Editor's note: The University of Delaware is joining the more than 1 billion people, governments, institutions, and businesses who participate in Earth Day — Saturday, April 22 — to recognize our ...

At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket ...