EU research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

Every year, some 100 billion garments are produced worldwide, and 92 million tons of clothing waste end up in landfills. Given this enormous amount of waste, it is logical to think that the only way ...

EPR for textiles is no longer a distant idea. It is in motion across the U.S., with California taking the lead in establishing and passing the first EPR law on textiles (SB 707) in 2024. In addition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “GAO found that most federal entities’ efforts are nascent, and their approach depends on their mission and expertise,” the study ...

There's a dark side to donating clothes to charity that is fueling global textile waste. New research reveals the hidden downside of clothing donations, showing how they contribute to environmental ...

ZHANGJIAGANG, China — In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China's east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and sorts them. The novelty? It uses ...

The government is preparing to require producers of textiles, footwear and food products to finance the collection, recycling ...

Your OOTD has a bigger environmental impact than you actually realise. Outfit repeaters are officially environmentally chic!

“GAO found that most federal entities’ efforts are nascent, and their approach depends on their mission and expertise,” the study reads. “Further, federal entities carry out individualized efforts on ...

A worker labors at a textile sorting facility that employ's Databeyond's Fastsort-Textile AI sorting machine in Zhangjiagang in eastern China's Jiangsu province on March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han ...