Cotton, a key material due to its biodegradability, holds the second-largest share, while pre-consumer waste is valued for ...

Virginia-based textile recycling innovator Circ is going global as it scales up production of its reconstituted waste fibers. The group has established a formal strategic partnership with Acegreen Eco ...

While the industry awaits legislation to advance textile recycling, the circular actors continue to forge ahead. Worn Again Technologies and members including Renewcell and Lenzing are “committed to ...

Circ is building its first industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling plant in France. Reju is doing the same in the Netherlands. Two decades since Teijin launched the first commercial chemical ...

The Italian hosiery giant aims to industrialize textile-to-textile recycling and reduce tights waste through an innovative ...

As soon as 2030, the market demand for recycled materials will outpace supply by at least three times, according to multinational management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. It’s no wonder that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a freelance writer specializing in retail and ecommerce. BBC research indicates the global textile recycling industry is ripe ...

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, ...

The fashion industry is sitting on a heaping pile of a problem. Over 14 million tons of clothing is either landfilled or incinerated every year, according to the EPA. It represents almost 6% of all ...

PARIS, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Reju™, the progressive textile-to-textile regeneration company, and Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems, a key builder of ecosystems and infrastructures unlocking ...

Although present in much of the clothing we wear on a daily basis, elastane is incredibly difficult to recycle. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) have uncovered a novel ...

French company Carbios says it has further developed its enzymatic depolymerization process so it can now be used for polyester fibers from textiles. After the company demonstrated that enzymatic ...