Polymer-based—or plastic—synthetic materials have a hold on the fashion industry, currently making up about two-thirds of all fibers used in textiles with no signs of slowing down. At the same time, ...

When people talk about the fabric of life, they most often mean it metaphorically. But many of the most basic materials humans touch and use everyday are made from fabrics. From bed sheets, clothing, ...

The textile industry produces a substantial portion of world’s waste with only about 12% of fiber materials ending up in recycling. Textiles also account for much of the microplastics in oceans.

Textile Exchange just co-signed Changing Markets Foundation’s sobering survey results: in spite of the sector’s sustainability efforts, the fashion industry is in the throes of “plastic paralysis.” ...