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 ...

Chalk one up for the circular economy. Creating the next generation of recycled polyester fiber, French green chemistry company Carbios said it can now turn polyester fabric back into polyester fiber.

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The annual amount of fiber production reached 113 million tons in 2021 * and the demand is increasing every year. However, almost 90% ...

Polyester production is predicted to surpass 80m tonnes by 2030. Credit: Shutterstock. Polyester will remain by far the most widely used type of fibre in textile and garment production for the ...

(L-R) Mathieu BERTHOUD, Strategic Sourcing Director, CARBIOS; Vibeke KROHN, Head of TOMRA Textiles;Emmanuel LADENT, CEO, CARBIOS; Mari Larsen SÆTHER, Recycling Lead, TOMRA Textiles · GlobeNewswire Inc ...

Textiles must be treated not as donations or waste diversion programs, but as engineered industrial feedstock. By Christina ...

Say you cleaned out your closet. Where are you bringing all those shirts, pants, scarves, and dresses that no longer work for you? The unfortunate reality is that many of these garments don’t actually ...

Unifi’s two new products are now available globally with the company claiming that they can be seamlessly integrated into existing supply chains without disruptions. Credit: Shutterstock Unifi’s two ...

For an industry desperate to reduce waste and increase sustainability, fibre-to-fibre recycling is often described as fashion retail’s “holy grail”. New fibres could be spun from old, creating a ...