Austrian technology provider says Redwave TEX is a sensor-based device that can sort clothing and fabric for recycling. Redwave describes its new TEX device as one that offers “a fully automated, ...

The organization says its NIR-SORT offering contains the molecular “fingerprints” of different kinds of textile fibers that can enable faster and more efficient sorting of fabrics at recycling ...

The Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) wants the “reduce” piece of the age-old “reduce, reuse, recycle” slogan to have dual meaning—the ability to minimize waste while simultaneously reducing barriers ...

RFID-enabled sorting boosts throughput and traceability, turning end-of-life processing into a data-rich system for brands ...

Chemical sorting can be utilized to selectively collect polyester from waste plastics and textiles. In the product stream, clean polyesters are obtained because the process eliminates colorants and ...

The creation of this database comes as a response to the escalating trend of discarding used clothing into landfills, which is often seen as a more cost-effective alternative to recycling. A study ...

The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University can look forward to two award winners in 2023: In his master’s thesis, ITA master’s graduate student Flávio André Marter Diniz developed ...

A new report from Fashion for Good’s Sorting for Circularity maps pathway to scaling fiber-to-fiber recycling within the US, while brands joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Fashion Remodel ...

The EU's Solstice Project which is looking at how local textile systems operate across four European regions has revealed ...

India’s textile recycling industry is driving global circular fashion, turning waste into sustainable fabrics and ...

The global Clothing and Textile Recycling Market was valued at USD 13610 Million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of USD 20220 Million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% ...

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