Before the Bin: America’s textile waste problem starts in your closet
This month's column explains why the gap between donating clothes and recycling them is bigger than you may realize.
Textiles
Reports highlight existing textile reuse infrastructure
Two recent reports suggest the textile recovery industry is far more mature and operational than many consumers, policymakers and brands...
UNIQLO expands textile recycling effort to LA, Dallas
UNIQLO, WM and Piece of Cake expanded a clothing collection program to Los Angeles and Dallas, building on a New...
Diversion Dynamics: Secondhand exports slow down fast fashion
Conference season has a cadence that industry professionals know well. The packed schedules, the badge swaps, the hallway conversations that...
Panelists: Textile recycling requires more automation
A workshop at the Textile Recycling Summit in San Diego explored how much automation could be deployed in sorting and...
Where textile MRFs fit in a global recovery system
As questions about sorting locally intensify, the concept of a domestic textile MRF has gained attention.
Report details how to make CA textile recycling work
A new report confirms the sentiment that led to a new textile recovery law in California, detailing just how much...
EU contributes €6 million toward textile DRS pilot
The TexMat pilot project will test a deposit return system featuring automated textile collection bins to accompany the rollout of...
Oregon simplifies EPR exemption process
The Product Stewardship Institute and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality explained the different exemptions available to producers under the...
Recovered plastic exports decline again in 2024
Scrap plastic exports fell by about 2% in 2024, according to new trade data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile,...
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