News Textile recycler Soex goes into administration LOWER SAXONY – The Soex Group, a leading company specialising in the recycling of old clothes and shoes, has applied Read More »
News H&M to stop using down after PETA pressure STOCKHOLM – H&M, the world’s second-largest clothing retailer, has confirmed to PETA that it will no longer source new down Read More »
News Lenzing takes minority share in TreeToTextile LENZING – The Austrian Lenzing Group has taken a minority share in Swedish fibre company TreeToTextile to help accelerate the Read More »
News Almost 1 in 3 Australians bin unwanted clothing SYDNEY – Just under a third (32 per cent) of Australians put unwanted clothing straight in the bin, according to Read More »
News Advanced ETP removes 99.95% of microplastics in study PARIS – A recent study investigating microplastic (MP) removal in an advanced wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in France revealed promising Read More »
News New report calls for hemp fibre rethink in U.S TEXAS – A new report has raised concerns that US hemp textile processors are playing into the hands of their Read More »
News California introduces first EPR scheme in US CALFORNIA – Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, into law. Introduced Read More »
News ILO says it is monitoring labour unrest in Bangladesh GENEVA – The International Labour Organization (ILO) says it is monitoring ongoing labour unrest in Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector Read More »
News 300 engineers join ground-breaking Bangladesh climate summit DHAKA – 300 Engineers from different apparel manufacturing units will join the 2nd Bangladesh Climate Action Forum on 10 October. Read More »
Faux fur faux pas 25th January 2018 No Comments Real fur from rabbit, mink and fox has recently been found in products sold as ‘faux fur’ by Tesco, Boots, FatFace and Romwe. Laboratory tests Read More »