As far as the T2T Alliance-T2T being short for textile-to-textile, as in recycling-is concerned, the European Union's ecodesign for sustainable products regulation has one massive flaw: it doesn't ...

NARAYANGANJ, Bangladesh (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bangladesh's limited capacity to deal with the enormous waste generated by its textile sector may prove unsustainable as the global fashion ...

Textile waste is a major environmental threat. Here’s what’s being done about it. Hand holding clothing tag with textile waste in background. Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie ...

What Is the Textile Waste Crisis? The fashion industry’s boom has come at a steep environmental cost. Each year, around 92 million tonnes of textile waste are produced worldwide — much of it ending up ...

Gap Inc has signed an agreement with Syre, a textile-to-textile recycler founded by H&M Group, to use 10,000 tons per year of the company’s recycled polyester across its portfolio of brands. The ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation estimates the market value of discarded clothing is nearly $130 million and recycling efforts could create more than 1,000 jobs in the state. U.S.

Monitor Member States’ implementation of the revision into national waste laws to understand nuances at the national level; Map expected compliance obligations and business impacts for producers and ...

Goodwill will work with environmental solutions provider WM to develop pilot programs to collect, sort and grade discarded textiles for resale. A portion of the textiles that are not suitable for ...

The city of Naperville will extend its Food Scrap Composting and Clothing and Textile Recycling programs after the success of the pilot programs. Both launched on June 2. Plans call for the composting ...

Producers that sell textiles in the European Union will have to cover the cost of collecting, sorting and recycling those materials, under a new directive to reduce waste in the fashion industry.