News Roberts Recycling collaborates on post-consumer textile pilot WIDNESS – Roberts Recycling and UK start-up FAB Materials will explore converting post-consumer textiles into a drop-in substitute for wood Read More »
News MycoWorks closes South Carolina plant SOUTH CAROLINA – MycoWorks plans to close its South Carolina factory and shift the business from growing mycelium to sourcing Read More »
News Cutting rooms dwarf laundering on microfibre loss TIRUPUR – Cutting rooms may be a far bigger source of microfibre pollution than household laundry, suggests a new peer-reviewed Read More »
News Zeeman turns 24 tonnes of waste into 50,000 sweaters BRUSSELS – A European consortium has turned 24 tonnes of post-consumer textiles into almost 50,000 new garments for Dutch value Read More »
News FOMO fuels fashion impulse buying, study finds Fear of missing out (FOMO) is pushing young fashion shoppers towards impulsive purchases and adding to waste, according to new Read More »
News ALLIED’s ExpeDRY down wins Oeko-Tex and bluesign approval MONTEBELLO – ALLIED Feather + Down has secured both Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification and bluesign approval for its ExpeDRY Ultra Read More »
News Fire at garment factory complex kills 16 in Bangladesh DHAKA – At least 16 workers have died and dozens more have been injured after a fire swept through a Read More »
News Exclusive interview on GOTS’ new textile standard Global Standard recently announced a public consultation for a new Global Responsible Textile Standard (GRTS). We recently caught up with Claudia Read More »
News Lenzing, H&M and Circ unite on recycled fibres DANVILLE, VIRGINIA – Textile-to-textile recycler Circ has announced its first sourcing partnership with the H&M Group and Lenzing. The collaboration Read More »
Energy crisis threatens EU textile sector 26th August 2022 No Comments BRUSSELS – The European textile industry is facing extinction if the EU does not step into to protect manufacturers against soaring energy prices. This is Read More »