Fashion's favorite green strategy-recycled polyester-might actually be worsening microplastics pollution, Changing Markets ...

Donghua is a multi-disciplinary university based in Shanghai, China (Mainland), with a focus on textile innovation and research. Shein partnered with Donghua University as part of its commitment to ...

But new laboratory research, published today by the non-profit Changing Markets Foundation, found that recycled polyester creates 55 per cent more microplastic pollution particles on average during ...

"Real solutions mean slowing and phasing out ... production." Researchers make concerning discovery in our clothes: 'Our findings show it is deepening the ... problem' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than human need. Over the past decade, the term “circular economy” has entered the fashion industry ...

Nike signed a multiyear offtake agreement with Loop Industries, becoming the anchor customer for Loop’s 70,000-ton India facility. The timing reflects market urgency. Earlier this year, European ...

Kipas Textiles, a European textile manufacturer, has launched fibR-e, a new recycling platform aimed at addressing the ...

A new joint initiative is aiming to spur a shift in the market towards the uptake of recycled polyester (rPET) and the associated reduction in greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 2025. The 2025 Recycled ...

Tire manufacturer Toyo Tire & Rubber is now using Eco Circle tire cord made from recycled polyester and manufactured by Teijin Fibers Ltd., Tokyo. Tires using the recycled polyester cord are being ...

The partnership and product launch mark another step toward Lululemon’s goal of creating a circular ecosystem by 2030. Lululemon announced another product using tech from Samsara in February, a ...