News PET plastic recycler, Ioniqa, announces bankruptcy EINDHOVEN – Dutch company, Ioniqa Technologies, which upcycles low-grade post-consumer plastic waste into a “virgin-like” quality feedstock, has sought bankruptcy Read More »
News Ireland launches its first ever sustainable fashion campaign DUBLIN- Ireland’s first official sustainable fashion campaign was launched this week by Ossian Smyth, Minister of State at the Department Read More »
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 »
Let’s talk wool: 90th IWTO Congress 17th June 2021 No Comments The 90th IWTO Congress celebrated the creation of the first global wool trading standards, drafted 90 years ago. Soon, the textile trade will be tied Read More »