UNtrash It, an initiative designed to keep unwanted clothes out of landfills that launched last April in New York City, is expanding to Dallas and Los Angeles this Earth Month. Last year in the New ...

Globally, it is estimated that 85 percent of textile materials end up in landfills—equating to millions of tons per year in landfilled material in the U.S. alone. According to Amelia Trumble, ...

A Virginia, United States-based clean technology startup is applying its unique hydrothermal processing technology to treat previously hard-to-recycle textiles made out of blends of polyester and ...

A variety of companies offering to collect used clothing promise convenience, but garments are often shredded into low-grade ...

There are “three legs to the stool” when it comes to textile recycling—collection, sortation, and finally, the processes that turn waste into new, saleable product. Knowing this, recently launched ...

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NC State researchers have developed a way to separate cotton and polyester blend textiles using enzymes. The method could make it easier to recycle textiles, a waste stream that contributes an ...

Many people donate and resell used clothing. But what about that single sock, the ripped stuffed animal, or those shirts with the sweat-stained collars? Those lower-quality textiles often end up in ...

Could butterfly wings be the inspiration that unlocks textile waste sorting, authentication of designer handbags and easy adherence to new labeling laws? Similar in theory to the way butterfly wings ...

An innovative scheme is about to start in Russell. It’s textile waste diversion, which is upcycling and recycling textiles, ...