At recycled fiber producer Unifi's facility in Yadkinville, North Carolina, workers pile hundreds of discarded garments onto a massive conveyor belt. As the belt lurches forward, mounds of old ...

Every year, 11 million tons of textiles — clothing, towels, bedding and more — end up in landfills in the United States. It’s a staggering number, especially since only about 1% of textile waste is ...

The towers of old clothes reach almost to the ceiling of the 200,000-square-foot hall. Forklifts rumble across the concrete floor, squeezing between the stacked bales of jeans, jackets, sweaters, and ...

MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recover™, the leading global producer of recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, today announced the opening of its latest manufacturing facility in Vietnam, marking a ...

The world’s second biggest exporter of clothes, Bangladesh is looking to technology to gain control of the fashion industry’s ...

A new analysis from non-profit Cascale reveals significant opportunities for China's textile and apparel sector to lead the global industry towards a more sustainable future.

For runners, footwear is one of the most important – and often most expensive – pieces of gear. Experts say the typical lifespan of a traditional running sneaker falls between 500 to 700 kilometers ...

DONGGUAN, China, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- China's first fully automated textile waste sorting line has officially entered operation at Zhangjiagang Shanhesheng Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

The clothing used to test the machine is more than 1,000 items from a local Goodwill that were donated but didn’t sell. Every year, 11 million tons of textiles – clothing, towels, bedding and more – ...