Researchers found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes -- nature's tools for speeding chemical reactions. Ultimately, they hope their findings will lead to a more ...

Stella McCartney has partnered with recycling startup Protein Evolution Inc. (PEI) to advance sustainable fashion. With the collective goal of eliminating plastic waste from the fashion industry and ...

Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and the University of Manchester say they have developed a fusion enzyme that can help break down polyester fibers in blended textiles, a category of waste ...

These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...

Re&Up and Puma will scale a circular solution converting textile waste into recycled polyester chips and cotton fibers, with the former at-the-ready to deploy the latter’s textile program in the USA.

The platform combines a patented molecular recycling technology developed by Turkish chemical manufacturer Meltem Kimya with Kipas Textiles’ thermomechanical recycling processes to remove colours and ...

Polyester textiles account for 2/3 of the global PET market of around 100 million tons. Only 13% of textile waste is currently recycled, and only 1% is recycled "fiber-to-fiber" 1,2 Carbios has ...

The activewear giant has used chemical recycling to make jersey for 16 teams competing in the tournament. But the technique is unlikely to help solve fashion’s waste issue.

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global sports company PUMA has today announced that it has scaled up its textile recycling innovation, RE:FIBRE, replacing recycled polyester with RE:FIBRE ...

The market begins at USD 200 million in 2025 and grows steadily to USD 240 million in 2026, supported by early-stage investments and pilot-scale deployments. By 2030, accelerated enforcement of ...

Polyester is one of the biggest sustainability challenges in the textile industry. It does not disintegrate, and while it's in nearly 60% of clothing, only 1% of textile waste is recycled into new ...

H&M Group, Vargas Holding and TPG Rise Climate have launched Syre, with the goal of providing recycled polyester yarn that’s equivalent in quality to virgin yarn but has less impact on the planet. The ...