
Textile recyclers dispute ‘trash’ used clothing claims
BRUSSELS – At a recent conference in Belgium, stakeholders from the textile recycling industry pushed back against Greenpeace’s claims about

BRUSSELS – At a recent conference in Belgium, stakeholders from the textile recycling industry pushed back against Greenpeace’s claims about

BRUSSELS – The European Union has announced a ban on the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) and PFHxA-related substances in

ZURCH – Swiss traceable textile company Haelixa has announced its continued partnership with Italian fashion brand OVS for the second

LONDON – A study published in JAMA Network Open has revealed microplastics in the human brain, with disturbing implications for

LONDON – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written to 17 well-known fashion brands warning them about greenwashing.

ENSCHEDE – In the wake of Renewcell’s bankruptcy earlier this year, the novel textile recycling industry has faced intense scrutiny.

BRUSSELS – Textiles are a huge source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution in Europe, a report from the

LONDON – International fashion brands are intensifying their use of synthetic fibres while employing tactics to delay regulatory actions that

NEW YORK – Shares of PDD Holdings, the owner of the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu, dropped by about 3 per

BRUSSELS – The EU has launched an €11m fund to support textile recycling technologies for mixed post-consumer clothing waste from blended products. The call, under

BRUSSELS – 15 MEPs have urged the European Commission not to limit upcoming textile ecodesign rules to recyclability and recycled content alone. In a letter

BREMEN – Cotton farming is under growing pressure from weak farm economics, climate disruption and rising production risks. This is the warning of the International

LONDON – Lululemon has backed a US$12m funding round for Epoch Biodesign as the biotech start-up-scales enzymatic recycling of nylon 6,6. The material is widely

LONDON – UK consumers overwhelmingly associate cotton-rich clothing with increased durability , according to new survey data from Cotton Incorporated. Its research found 81 per

MUMBAI – India is setting up six Textile Export Facilitation Centres across key clusters as it targets US$100bn in exports by 2030. The centres will

BRUSSELS – Fashion brands will need to identify what product data they hold, decide what can be shared across the value chain and prepare to

ZURICH – Creditors have approved insolvency plans for key Texaid businesses in Germany, giving the textile recycling group a route to continue operating.

BRUSSELS – EU apparel imports plummeted year on year in January, with Bangladesh, Turkey and Cambodia among the exporters hit hardest.
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