Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Legislation in EU and U.S. states will make textile producers responsible for life cycle of products Just 1% of clothing ...

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 ...

Founded in 2022 with $3,000 (Shs 11 million) from a United Nations Development Programme Fund, Helton Traders, established by Hellen Munyasa, recycles plastic waste to produce polyester sewing threads ...

As the Textile Exchange 2025 Recycled Polyester and Cotton Challenge comes to a close, Changing Markets Foundation has a rather horrifying ribbon to wrap up the multi-stakeholder organization's joint ...

You may own a fleece top or two made from plastic soda bottles. Recycled polyester, or polyethylene terephthalate, known in the industry as PET or just “chip,” is old hat. The US fleece specialist ...

Changing Markets Foundation reveals recycled polyester creates 55 per cent more microplastic pollution. Recycled polyester is a sustainability fig leaf covering fashion’s deepening dependence on ...

ONLY initiative reflects Bestseller’s commitment to minimising virgin material use. Credit: Bestseller. The initiative is a key component of Bestseller’s broader strategy to incorporate ...

Gap Inc has signed an agreement with Syre, a textile-to-textile recycler founded by H&M Group, to use 10,000 tons per year of the company’s recycled polyester across its portfolio of brands. The ...

Recycled polyester has been promoted as fashion’s environmental redemption arc. Turning plastic bottles into clothing promised a cleaner future: less waste, lower emissions, and a more “circular” ...

On May 14 Adidas will roll out fresh consumer product filled with Primeblue material, a polyester made from recycled plastic intercepted from beaches and coastal communities, preventing it from ...