Microfiber pollution management is moving from an exploratory phase to a more structured stage, but it still has a long way ...

It comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with textile production: Water is the industry’s most important environmental concern. Water remains essential for key production steps. The risk of ...

The governments of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam are throwing their support behind a $43 million program, phased in over five years, that will tackle chemical pollution in textile ...

A King's researcher has urged environmental scholars to give greater focus to the environmental sustainability issues associated with natural textile fibers used in fashion, highlighting key areas to ...

Natural fibers promoted as sustainable alternatives to plastic, including cotton and wool, have been found preserved in a U.K. lake for more than a century—challenging assumptions that they quickly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In Beyond the Price Tag: The Dark Side of Luxury and Circular ...

Textile waste like cotton is barely recycled in China, where fast fashion reigns Only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government—and almost all of that is cotton.

Circular textile systems aim to keep garments and fibers in use for as long as possible through reuse, repair, resale, upcycling, recycling, and reduced waste. The UAE’s launch of Naseej, the National ...