When the small plane he was riding in flew over a closed textile factory several months ago, Bill Stangler saw two slime-covered waste lagoons on the edge of the Broad River north of Columbia. The ...

Canada’s environmental department is prioritizing the issue of plastic waste from the apparel and textile industry—and it’s turning to the public for feedback as it charts the path forward. The ...

Textile waste like cotton is barely recycled in China, where fast fashion reigns Only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government—and almost all of that is cotton.

American Circular Textiles (ACT), a New York City-based coalition of organizations working to drive circularity in the U.S. fashion sector, submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency ...

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, ...

A newly established research hub in North East England will explore the extent and environmental impact of microfibre loss from textiles. A newly established research hub in North East England will ...

A textile plant that has long drawn the ire of environmentalists for its history of pollution violations along the Ogeechee River in eastern Georgia announced this week that it plans to shut down. The ...

Stumped by high levels of PFAS contamination in Chapel Hill and Pittsboro drinking water, Duke researchers used new methods ...

“Made to last” shouldn’t mean “here forever.” But for the majority of textiles today, that’s the unfortunate reality. In lab conditions, CiCLO® — a sustainable additive that can be combined with ...