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 ...

Large bales of cotton waste are dumped on conveyor belts, shredded, and then broken down into a wet slurry, with the help of chemicals. That slurry, known as dissolving pulp, is then bleached, dried, ...

Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term “circular economy” has entered the fashion industry ...

The vast majority of textiles are completely recyclable. Textiles include all items made from cloth or artificial fabric, including things like clothing, bed linens, cloth napkins, towels, and more.

If I were to go through my closet and discard what I rarely wear—and frankly, it’s about half of it—I would have a considerable amount of clothing to get rid of. But the prospect of what to do with it ...

It’s 2026 and fast fashion is out! Your favorite fashion brands should let you recycle your old clothes. We are better off donating and recycling our garments than throwing them into landfills.

A new factory operated by Renewcell, a textile recycling company in Sweden, is the first step in turning old clothes into new, high-quality fashion. About a half-dozen start-ups around the world are ...

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DENVER — Spring is here, and that means it’s time for cleaning and garage sales. You might find yourself with a bunch of clothing items that aren’t in good enough shape to be donated, but you just can ...

The global Clothing and Textile Recycling Market was valued at USD 13610 Million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of USD 20220 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% ...