On June 17 Europe's Environment Ministers made pivotal decisions on the EU’s waste management policies. They reached a general approach on a proposal to revise the waste framework directive, with a particular focus on the textile and food sectors.
CARBIOS and TOMRA Textiles will work together to bridge the gap between the collection of textile waste and innovative technologies for...
As the EU implements new regulations for the separate collection of textile waste, the innovative Austrian company REDWAVE is presenting a...
At a superficial glance, one might conclude that fast fashion, when combined with the circular economy, could create a fantastic symbiosis....
With the increase in textile consumption comes the growth in used textiles. And they are becoming a waste and even more an export problem.
Fast fashion has shaped our world. But the quick consumption of clothing comes with a price. The EU is seeking to turn this linear industry...
Automated sorting is the missing link between collection and high-quality textile recycling. Siptex - the world's first large-scale...
The European Commission has proposed an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles to address the industry's exceptionally...
Just over a year after the European Commission presented its proposal for a new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, EU ministers...
Too much of carpet waste still ends up in landfill or incineration. Legislators as well as non-profit organisations try to find more...
Consortium members Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA, and Salomon welcome PVH Corp. The partners' aim is to set new global standards for textile...
In the polish city of Katowice a small park boasting benches and tables made from recycled clothing opened recently. The urban furniture...
After achieving milestone in packaging recycling, Carbios’ unique biological technology fundamentally changes the circularity of fibers.
Spanish company Recover, which creates recycled cotton fibers and blends for new apparel from textile waste, raises millions of dollars in...
Smartwool, which creates Merino wool-based socks and apparel, has relaunched its Second Cut Project this April—and aims to collect 400,000...
Carbios has succeeded in producing a 100% enzymatically recycled white PET fiber from colored textile waste. At the same time, the company...
The new fiber for battings is the latest sustainable offering from one of the most recognized warming technology brands among consumers...
Worn Again Technologies (WAT) and its strategic partners gathered in Copenhagen to discuss the next steps towards building modern polymer...
Researchers describe enzymatic hydrolysis as a viable way in the end-of-life management of textiles.
The skyrocketing quantity of textile waste fast fashion is considered one of the biggest technological problems in the circular economy....
by ISWA
