Fashion is built on novelty. As seasons turn and styles shift, garments once deemed desirable can quickly fall out of favour ...

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ...

A combined team of chemical and biomolecular engineers from the University of Delaware, and the Center for Plastics Innovation, both in the U.S., has developed a way to chemically separate fibers in ...

AXENS, IFPEN and JEPLAN have completed a recycling loop for polyester textiles. PARIS, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Several tens of tons of post-consumer, polyester-rich, European textile wastes, ...

The image is split vertically down the middle. On the left side, a tube spits out discarded clothes onto a pile of other discarded clothes in a landfill. On the right side, the pump spits clothes out ...

These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Esha writes about building better, more regenerative businesses. Polyester has become a popular choice globally, and may even be ...

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 25 June 2026 - The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) yesterday officially signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ...

Sweden-based recycler Syre says it will work with global engineering and machinery firm ABB to explore technologies for industrial-scale textile recycling. ABB says a proposed Syre plant in Vietnam ...

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The annual amount of fiber production reached 113 million tons in 2021 and the demand is increasing every year. However, almost 90% of ...

Peer into a recycling bin and you'll almost certainly see a problem. Plastic trays, bottles, films all tangled together, ...

The partners plan to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem.