Polyester is one of the biggest sustainability challenges in the textile industry. It does not disintegrate, and while it's in nearly 60% of clothing, only 1% of textile waste is recycled into new ...

The statistics surrounding textile recycling are enough to make anyone with a conscience cringe: Americans toss over 80 pounds of used clothing each year, and 60 percent of clothing ends up in ...

Applied Market Information (AMI) is launching a U.S. version of its Textiles Recycling Expo at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina from April 29-30, 2026. The organization states that ...

The PUreTex project focuses on chemically recycling polyester waste textiles to recover the raw materials needed to ...

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 – ...

Washington University researchers developed recyclable protein fibers designed to reduce textile waste and biodegrade if shed during washing.

The organization is transforming waste into opportunity while fostering community, education, and social impact.

The word “shoddy” first came to use in 1832, referring to an early form of recycling in which old wool was shredded and spun with new wool to form a fabric. Nearly two centuries later, textile ...

The organization says its NIR-SORT offering contains the molecular “fingerprints” of different kinds of textile fibers that can enable faster and more efficient sorting of fabrics at recycling ...

National Harbor, Md. — It's well understood in the recycling business that the flow of discarded PET bottles into clothing and carpeting is currently a one-way street. PET water and soda bottles can ...

Under the directives of the UAE President, National Initiative ‘Naseej’ launched to transform UAE’s textile sector into a ...

Bangladesh’s garment industry stands at a critical turning point. For more than three decades, the country built its economic success on low-cost manufacturing, efficient exports, and strong ...