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Europeans throw away 7 million tonnes of clothes a year: Czechia is making recycling compulsory
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWe’ve all seen the mountains of old clothes that end up as giant landfill sites in low income...
Gunnison local preserves textile traditions
Montrose Daily Press· 5 days agoMaya Conn is keeping ancient textile traditions alive, through her herd of nine cashmere goats and five Jacob’s sheep. Conn has been caring for the...
Australia Joins Ranks in Push for Fast Fashion Tax
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAccording to the Australia Institute, the Land Down Under has officially surpassed the U.S. as the biggest consumer of textiles per capita, and much of...
Regulate the Runway? Maxine Bédat on Fashion’s Excess and the Future
Forbes· 13 hours agoThe fashion industry and excess have historically fit together hand-in-glove. While it’s true that...
How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s America
CNN.com· 15 hours agoOn the cover of Lisa Birnbach’s “The Official Preppy Handbook,” a tongue-in-cheek 1980s guide to...
Springclean keeps clothing, textiles out of trash while giving back
WSOC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTucked into the Innovation Barn, the Springclean workshop is where CT Anderson loves to create. The textile upcycling nonprofit makes new clothes, pillows, bags, and anything ...
Fashion Recycling’s Second Act
The Business of Fashion· 2 days agoAt the start of this year, things looked fairly bleak for fashion’s textile-to-textile recycling industry. Pioneering Swedish textile ...
Renewcell-Altor rescue deal gives fashion industry ‘second chance’
Just Style via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoThe Swedish investment firm Altor has acquired the textile-to-textile recycling company Renewcell...
California will not vote on public housing amendment to state constitution this fall
HousingWire via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoCalifornia state of United States flag textile cloth fabric waving on the top sunrise mist fog...
Rewilding successes and free public transport: Positive environmental stories from 2024
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe project has been dubbed RIP - standing for Requiem in Power - and was launched this month with...