Polyester textiles account for 2/3 of the global PET market of around 100 million tons. Only 13% of textile waste is currently recycled, and only 1% is recycled "fiber-to-fiber" 1,2 Carbios has ...

Re&Up and Puma will scale a circular solution converting textile waste into recycled polyester chips and cotton fibers, with the former at-the-ready to deploy the latter’s textile program in the USA.

Unifi is the parent company of REPREVE, a brand of recycled polyester fibers making significant strides in promoting sustainable practices within the textile industry, adhering to third-party ...

The new technique can help break mixed-fiber clothing back down into feedstock for future textiles. Less than 1% of clothing is recycled, and most of the rest ends up dumped in a landfill or burned. A ...

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 ...

Scientists in England are searching for a way to recycle polyester instead of throwing away the popular clothing material. Researchers say they’re on the verge of cracking the code, and plastic-eating ...

I’m on an overnight flight from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, and the accoutrements given to me in business class have a sustainable sheen. Both the polyester blanket and polyester flight kit ...

Denim has long been a staple in wardrobes around the world, valued for its durability, versatility and timeless appeal. However, as consumers become increasingly conscious of sustainability and the ...

Recycled polyester activewear and swimwear are now everywhere. Major global brands sell leggings, swimsuits and puffer jackets with labels that claim they're "made from recycled plastic bottles." ...

Your wardrobe is filled with plastic. Your sweat-wicking workout clothes, your running shoe uppers, your raincoat, your high-performance hiking gear, your office clothing. Check the labels. All of it ...

Image of a very large green recycling truck on the road between a car and a pickup truck. Credit: Will Ludwig/C&EN/Shutterstock At its headquarters complex in ...