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Textile-to-textile recycling: Reju partners with Rematrix

Textile-to-textile regenerator Reju has entered into a partnership with Rematrix, a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) from Vicenza, Italy, to secure a compliant and sustainable supply of end-of-life textiles. Rematrix collaborates with fashion companies and manages the end-of-life phase of their textile products, ensuring compliance...

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Cotton Lives On invites UK fashion brands to join recycling programme

Cotton Lives On, the recycling programme first launched in 2022 by Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated, is calling for UK fashion brands and retailers to join its cost-free initiatives to divert cotton from landfill. In an open call-to-action, Cotton Lives On is looking to recycle old cotton, such as faulty or deadstock cottons,...

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For a circular economy and fashion industry, behavioural change is key

Research shows that if 25 percent of consumers change their behaviour, it can be enough to establish a new norm. This could also apply to fashion. The message from Mirella Soyer, professor of behaviour for circular transitions at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, is clear: to achieve a circular economy, we need behavioural change. The...

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Puma and Re&Up to collaborate on scaling circularity

Sports company Puma has announced a multi-year partnership with circulartech company Re&Up Recycling Technologies to scale a fully circular textile solution, where it transforms textile waste into RE&UP’s next-gen recycled cotton fibres and recycled polyester chips. In a statement, Puma said the move was aligned with its Vision 2030...

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UKFT launches Reuse and Recycling membership

The UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) has launched a new membership category for textile collectors, sorters, graders, mechanical recyclers, upcyclers and recycling innovators. The new Reuse and Recycling membership is dedicated to supporting circularity, growth and innovation within the UK fashion and textile industry by providing...

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Textile-to-textile recyclers form new T2T Alliance

In a bid to support Europe’s circular economy policies such as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), leading textile-to-textile recyclers Circ, Circulose, RE&UP and Syre have formed a new T2T Alliance. “Textile waste is a growing challenge in Europe and beyond, with less than 1 percent of the textile fibre market coming from...

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Epoch Biodesign closes a round of 18.3 million dollars, with participation from Inditex

Disruptive British start-up Epoch Biodesign has announced the closing of a Series A financing round of 18.3 million dollars, with contribution from Spanish fashion giant Inditex. The new capital will be used to scale up the start-up’s current textile biorecycling solutions, with the construction of a first plant for commercial-scale production...

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Gore-Tex trials online repair service in UK

Gore-Tex, the outdoor gear brand known for its waterproof and breathable technology, is testing a new online repair service in the UK as part of its growing focus on sustainability. This initiative, currently in its pilot phase, aims to extend the life of Gore-Tex products by providing direct access to high-quality repairs, allowing customers to...

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Ganni signs offtake agreement with Ambercycle for circular polyester

Danish womenswear brand Ganni A/S has further strengthened its sustainability goals by signing an offtake agreement with Ambercycle, a Los Angeles-based circular textile innovator. The agreement will see Ganni replace 20 percent of its use of virgin polyester and recycled bottle-based polyester with Ambercycle’s regenerated polyester, which is...

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Shein announces development of new polyester recycling process

Shein has developed a new polyester recycling process in collaboration with Donghua University, a research institute specializing in textile innovation. Part of Shein’s ongoing multi-year partnership with the research institute, the new recycling process is another key step in Shein’s evoluShein strategy, a framework launched by the Chinese...

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Tackling textile waste is a growing environmental challenge

The surge in textile waste across the United States, driven in part by the rapid expansion of the "fast fashion" industry, has emerged as a significant environmental issue over the past two decades. From discarded clothing to household items such as carpets, towels, and footwear, the proliferation of textile waste contributes to greenhouse gas...

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New report suggests 33 sustainable targets for a just fashion system

Industry watchdog Public Eye proposes 33 concrete targets for a just fashion system in its new report “One-Earth Fashion”. It highlights the fact that while the Earth is facing a climate emergency, the fashion system is simply adding fuel to the fire. “This leaves us in a situation where small, positive steps – for example, reducing plastics in...