Japan aims to reduce clothes waste by 25 percent by fiscal 2030 compared with 10 years before to address the environmental impact of carbon dioxide emissions-heavy garment production. The move to ...

This file photo shows a large amount of clothing waste taken to a landfill. (Photo courtesy of the World Economic Forum)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan aims to reduce clothes waste by 25 percent by ...

It’s a world-wide problem. So much of our unwanted clothing ends up in landfills. There’s a new plan underway in San Francisco that gives new life to our clothes and textiles. San Francisco State ...

The ministry estimates that Japanese households bought around 770,000 tons of clothes in 2024, while about 510,000 tons ended ...

EU-funded research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm. In a factory in Waregem, north-west Belgium, a unique ...