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Sustainability


Next-Gen Options For Eco-Friendly Stretch Materials

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Investments Cue Optimism for Circular Textiles That Can Scale

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Eton’s Role in Automating the Reuse Market

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An African Perspective

The Intersection of Nonwovens, Sustainability and the Environment Nonwoven materials are becoming more popular across multiple industries due to their lightness and ability to protect against microorganisms. However, concerns regarding …

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Unsorted textile waste poses a major challenge for the recycling industry. Contaminants such as buttons, zippers, and labels make material recovery more difficult. Photos courtesy of Valvan

The global textile industry is facing an unprecedented challenge: the rapid increase in textile waste. With fashion consumption at an all-time high and fast fashion accelerating production cycles, the volume …

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Amino's pilot plant for recycling polyester/spandex blends. Photo courtesy Jason Chen

Our world generates approximate 200 billion pounds of textile waste every year, but only 13% of which are recycled. In addition, of the recycled textiles, more than 90% are downcycled, …

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Wrangler has launched the second installment of its Wrangler Reborn collection to celebrate the upcycling of denim. Photo courtesy of Wrangler

Closing the Loop from Fiber to Fiber will Require Continuous Collaboration Across the Entire Textile Value Chain Encouraged by a rising recognition of global environmental issues, the trend toward using …

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The alternative to single use are these reusable surgical gowns that can offer significant environmental, as well as financial, savings without compromising the health and safety of surgeons or patients. Photo courtesy of Holly Morris

Surgical Waste Is a Growing Concern for UK Environmentalists Holly Morris is a rare individual, holding dual professional accreditation across both surgical and medical textile industries. Morris is a hand …

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