"Recycled Textiles" News Archive

Sustainable fiber manufacturer Hyosung TNC is partnering with Ambercycle, an innovator of textile-to-textile circular polyester material, to advance the commercialization of this decarbonized material innovation.

The Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2023, proposed earlier this month, would require apparel and footwear brands to account for what happens to their products after they're sold - a first in the U.S.

As blended materials are more difficult to recycle, Refashion is looking for new outlets for non-reusable textiles and solutions to facilitate their recycling, which is still limited in Europe.

To avoid further excess of textile waste, the European Commission has presented the EU Strategy on Sustainable and Circular Textile Products.

After Dow promised to turn the rubber of old shoes into playground and running track surfaces in 2021, Reuters tracked most of the shoes to secondhand markets or remote locations in Indonesia.

With this investment, Reciclados Tangier hopes to position itself as a national leader in the manufacture of recycled textile and apparel products to serve not only the local market but also the markets in Europe and America.

For nearly three years, Lanka Leather Fashion workers in Sri Lanka have been battling for their right to form a union, challenging a long-established German-owned company in Asia's oldest and one of the largest high-end leather garment producers, with notable clients like Hugo Boss.

Last month, PI Apparel launched its first edition of their Merchandise Planning conference which is the first of its kind. The two-day event brought together leading Merchants to discuss the latest trends and developments in data analytics, smart forecasting, and strategic planning for casting supremely customer-focused products.

Retail giants Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Kiabi, Mango and Tendam have teamed up by creating an association for managing textile waste in the Spanish market.

According to the Amsterdam-based global platform, a new end market for non-reusable textiles supported by a digital matching system is required to achieve a circular system.