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The Zalando collection's focus is on recyclable and renewable materials.

The Zalando collection’s focus is on recyclable and renewable materials

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BERLIN: Online apparel retailer Zalando has introduced a private label line that was developed by its in-house Zign Studio and mostly uses recyclable and renewable materials. The Zign Studio line was created utilizing a fashion design “atelier” technique; it is essentially a condensed capsule collection that is focused on a single, overarching creative idea, in …

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Utilizing FiberColors® to upcycle textile waste into gorgeous hues

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Early in 2023, Archroma introduced FiberColors®, a cutting-edge line of dyes built on a ground-breaking technology that creates its own gorgeous colors from pre- and post-consumer textile waste. FiberColors®, which are synthesized using a minimum of 50% textile waste-based raw material, turn pre- and post-consumer fashion and textile waste into attractive recycled colors, enabling brands …

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Recycled viscose successfully tested in China

Recycled viscose successfully tested in China

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Yibin Grace, a CanopyStyle ‘Green Shirt’ listed supplier of viscose filament yarn and staple fiber based in Shanghai, has reported the successful testing of its highest recycled content man-made cellulosic fibers (MMCF) fiber produced to date. Previously, Yibin Grace worked with the trading firm Ekman and Renewcell to produce a recycled cellulose filament yarn that …

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Polyester is degraded by a study using plastic trash

Polyester is degraded by a study using plastic trash

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BRITAIN – Brunel University researchers in London are investigating if bacteria found in polystyrene trash could be utilized to degrade polyester fibers. This study is yet another illustration of how researchers are discovering that bacteria and other microbes seem to be acquiring biological processes to degrade manmade polymers in the environment. The research team enriched …

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BTMA calls on Bangladesh's government to lower the VAT on purchases of textile waste

BTMA calls on Bangladesh’s government to lower the VAT on purchases of textile waste

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Recent calls for the repeal of a two-stage value-added tax (VAT) on the acquisition of domestic textile waste and recovered cotton yarn from the trash were made by the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA). BTMA President Mohammad Ali Khokon urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Abu Hena Mohammad Rahmatul Muneem in a letter …

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Copenhagen chemists make a breakthrough in polyester recycling

Copenhagen chemists make a breakthrough in polyester recycling

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Young chemists from the University of Copenhagen have made a significant advancement in the recycling of polyester, which has the potential to transform the sustainability of the textile sector. Recycling within the business has long been difficult due to the difficulty of separating plastic and cotton in composite fabric. “A new way to manage blended …

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Spain’s first-ever recycled PET facility will be built by gr3n & Intecsa

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Together with Intecsa Industrial, gr3n will construct a “First-of-a-Kind” (FOAK) manufacturing facility in Spain. Construction is expected to start in Q4 2024 and be completed by 2027. Gr3n has committed to creating a joint venture with its stakeholder Intecsa Industrial to become the top supplier of enhanced recycled PET in the world. By 2027, gr3n …

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Lenzing and Sodra have received the greatest EU LIFE subsidy for their recycling project

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Together with the Swedish pulp manufacturer Södra, the Lenzing Group, a world-leading developer of speciality fibres for the textile and nonwoven sectors, has made another significant step towards reaching a circular future. The initiative will be sponsored by €10 million EU funding as part of the LIFE 2022 programme to develop industrial-scale textile waste recycling. …

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H&M Foundation, Enviu, and CAIF promote textile recycling in Bengaluru

H&M Foundation, Enviu, and CAIF promote textile recycling in Bengaluru

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Through Saamuhika Shakti, the H&M Foundation is boosting inclusive circularity in the textile sector by welcoming two new partners building circular textile waste models, with Bengaluru’s garbage pickers taking the lead. Stichting Enviu Nederland (Enviu) and Intellecap’s Circular Apparel Innovation Factory (CAIF) are the two new partners. In addition to the current collective, Enviu and …

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US university researchers recycle used clothing into sustainable fabrics

US university researchers recycle used clothing into sustainable fabrics

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New techniques for recycling used clothing and producing sustainable fabrics have been discovered by researchers at Cornell University in the US. The process includes chemically dissolving used clothing and repurposing polyester components to create coatings that may be put into apparel and textiles to make them fireproof, antibacterial, or wrinkle-free. The fabrics are divided into …

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