While the industry awaits legislation to advance textile recycling, the circular actors continue to forge ahead. Worn Again Technologies and members including Renewcell and Lenzing are “committed to ...

There are "three legs to the stool" when it comes to textile recycling-collection, sortation, and finally, the processes that turn waste into new, saleable product. Knowing this, recently launched ...

Radici InNova's patented process uses selective dissolution technology to treat mixed textile waste and recover both its nylon and Lycra fibers.

Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good has launched its Sorting for Circularity USA report. The report covers consumer disposal behavior, textile waste composition and the potential for fiber-to-fiber ...

Globally, it is estimated that 85 percent of textile materials end up in landfills—equating to millions of tons per year in landfilled material in the U.S. alone. According to Amelia Trumble, ...

Chemical sorting can be utilized to selectively collect polyester from waste plastics and textiles. In the product stream, clean polyesters are obtained because the process eliminates colorants and ...

Recycling old clothes isn’t always straightforward, but there are programs that are making it so much easier to keep apparel, shoes and accessories from ending up in landfills. Ahead, I delve into the ...