Circular Economy
11 articles
Bio-Based Polymers: The Next Generation of Sustainable Textile Coatings
Bio-based polymers are emerging as sustainable alternatives for textile coatings, offering functional properties and environmental benefits. However, challenges in performance, scalability, and industry standardization currently temper their widespread adoption.
A Framework for Biomimicry in Textiles: From Inspired Form to Sustainable Systems
Biomimicry in textiles offers a path to sustainability by learning from nature's strategies, but true eco-friendliness depends on the depth of emulation, moving beyond mere form inspiration to process or ecosystem principles. A framework categorizes these levels, highlighting that genuine sustainability requires systemic integration and lifecycle consideration.
What is biodegradable textiles decomposition and its environmental impact?
Only 1% of clothing is recycled into new garments.
Why Consumers Are Embracing Vintage and Archival Fashion Trends
To kick off New York Fashion Week, eBay and the CFDA unveiled an exhibition of over 150 rare archival American garments, culminating in a live auction, according to Ethos.
Fashion Industry Accelerates Climate Action with Sustainable Practices
By 2033, the waterless textile dyeing market is projected to reach $1.
What is the circular economy in fashion upcycling and recycling?
By 2050, the fashion industry is anticipated to use up to 25% of the world's carbon budget.
Regenerative Agriculture's Textile Shift Promises Environmental Gains
Fast fashion's carbon emissions are 11 times higher than traditional fashion, releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
What is fashion's lifecycle assessment methodology for environmental impact?
Disposing of a garment after only 15 uses increases environmental impacts and resource use by 5.
Vestiaire Collective and Zalando Launch Fashion Resale Partnership
Zalando, Europe's largest online fashion retailer, just made a bold move: opening its digital doors to over 50 luxury brands' pre-owned items.
Riachuelo Launches Sustainable Denim With Recycled Cotton Waste
Over 10,000 pieces of denim, including jeans and jackets, have just hit the market in Brazil, made from an unexpected blend of recycled cotton waste and sugarcane-based elastane.
Claras Materials Launches US Operations to Solve Textile Recycling Supply Shortages
Even as advanced machines can now turn old clothes into new fibers, the global textile recycling industry has been starved of its most basic ingredient: a consistent, clean supply of post-consumer was