A new factory operated by Renewcell, a textile recycling company in Sweden, is the first step in turning old clothes into new, high-quality fashion. About a half-dozen start-ups around the world are ...

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, ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, textiles accounted for nearly 6 percent of the municipal solid waste generated in 2018, the most recent data available on the agency’s website.

A Virginia, United States-based clean technology startup is applying its unique hydrothermal processing technology to treat previously hard-to-recycle textiles made out of blends of polyester and ...

A Fairfax County pilot program that aims to make it convenient for residents to recycle textiles is expanding. In January, the Northern Virginia suburb launched the program with the company Helpsy.

Bio, plastic, and cardboard are just some of the ten stations consumers encounter when disposing of waste. Since July 2023, there has also been a trash can labeled textiles. The sorting was introduced ...

After years of use, mattresses and the wood, metal and textiles that compose them are eventually discarded into landfills, creating methane gases while their chemicals and dyes seep into soil and ...

NC State researchers have developed a way to separate cotton and polyester blend textiles using enzymes. The method could make it easier to recycle textiles, a waste stream that contributes an ...

Many people donate and resell used clothing. But what about that single sock, the ripped stuffed animal, or those shirts with the sweat-stained collars? Those lower-quality textiles often end up in ...

Long Beach partners with SUAY for a textile recycling event, allowing residents to drop off worn-out textiles to reduce landfill waste.